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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

五月 [wǔyuè]
  1. 1. May
  2. 2. the fifth month of the lunar year; the fifth moon

Examples

这项工程起码要到五月才能完成。
This project can't be completed until May at the earliest.
展览会的起讫日期为五月一日到二十日。
The exhibition lasts from May 1st to 20th.
五月
be five months pregnant
这条铁路至迟五月通车。
This railway will be opened to traffic in May at the latest.
五月初五是中国传统的端午节。
The Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
这个台历用民间的习俗标注月份,比如将五月写成蒲月。
This desk calendar marks the months according to folk customs, such as writing the fifth month of the lunar year as Pu month.
我们这里每年五月节都有赛龙舟的习俗。
It is our custom to hold a boating contest every May.
五月之前,这里的几百户居民都要动迁到新居。
Several hundred families will have moved to their new houses by the end of May.
五月榴花红似火。
五月下旬,天气眼看就要换季了

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