三五成群 (sān wǔ chéng qún) — in small groups (of three to five people)

Definition

Examples

• 下课以后，学生们三五成群地走出教室。
  Xià kè yǐ hòu, xué shēng men sān wǔ chéng qún dì zǒu chū jiào shì.
  After class, the students walked out of the classroom in small groups.
• 公园里，人们三五成群地坐在草地上聊天。
  Gōng yuán lǐ, rén men sān wǔ chéng qún dì zuò zài cǎo dì shàng liáo tiān.
  In the park, people sat on the grass in small groups chatting.
• 周末的夜市上，游客三五成群地逛来逛去。
  Zhōu mò de yè shì shàng, yóu kè sān wǔ chéng qún dì guàng lái guàng qù.
  At the weekend night market, tourists wandered around in small groups.