一二三四五 (yī èr sān sì wǔ) — one, two, three, four, five (counting sequence)

Definition

The first five numerals counted together — used in children's counting, rhythm, and rhyme, not as a literal number. The full counting set is 一二三四五六七八九十.

numeral
onetwothreefourfive (counting sequence)

Examples

  • 一二三四五
    Xiǎo péng yǒu zài xué shù yī èr sān sì wǔ.
    The children are learning to count one-two-three-four-five.
  • 一二三四五
    yī èr sān sì wǔ, Shàng shān dǎ lǎo hǔ.
    One-two-three-four-five, go up the mountain to fight the tiger (from a nursery rhyme).
  • 一二三四五
    Tā yì biān zǒu yì biān niàn zhe yī èr sān sì wǔ.
    He walked while chanting one-two-three-four-five.

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