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五五 (wǔ wǔ) — (classifier) fifty-fifty, equal share (of profits, ownership, votes, etc.)

Definition

A colloquial reduplicating pattern for 'fifty-fifty' — an equal split of profits, votes, or a partnership. Read as two syllables with neutral tones in running speech.

classifier
fifty-fiftyequal share (of profits, ownership, votes, etc.)

Examples

  • ，。
    Wǒ men liǎng jiā gōng sī wǔ wǔ fēn chéng, gè zhàn yí bàn.
    Our two companies split the profits fifty-fifty, each taking half.
  • 五五，。
    Zhè cì tóu piào jié guǒ shì wǔ wǔ kāi, méi yǒu yíng jiā.
    The voting result was a fifty-fifty split; there was no winner.
  • 五五，。
    Tā men jué dìng wǔ wǔ hé huǒ, gòng tóng jīng yíng zhè jiā diàn.
    They decided to go into a fifty-fifty partnership and run the shop together.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

五wǔfive
五wǔfive

五五 puts two 五 together to mean an equal fifty-fifty share.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

An older form had a crossed mark between a top bar and a bottom bar. The modern 五 keeps those bars, while the original idea is uncertain.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

An older form had a crossed mark between a top bar and a bottom bar. The modern 五 keeps those bars, while the original idea is uncertain.

Open 五 →
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