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三五成群 — “In small groups”

三五成群 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in small groups”. In groups of twos and threes. Literally, “in groups of three or five”.

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三五成群 Pronunciation and Pinyin

三五成群 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
三
sān3the number three
五
wǔ4the number five
成
chéng7to become or succeed
群
qún13group, crowd, or cluster

Example Sentence with 三五成群

孩子们在公园里三五成群地玩耍,享受着美好的下午时光。
The children were playing in the park in small groups, enjoying the pleasant afternoon.

Idioms Related to 三五成群

Synonyms of 三五成群

  • chéng成qún群jié结duì队form groups and bands

Antonyms of 三五成群

  • rén人shān山rén人hǎi海a huge crowd of people
  • xíng形dān单yǐng影zhī只utterly alone, a lone figure
  • fēng风liú流yún云sàn散scatter and disperse like wind and clouds

More idioms starting with 三

  • sān三sān三liǎng两liǎng两in small groups
  • sān三sān三wǔ五wǔ五in small scattered groups
  • sān三sān三sì四sì四in small groups
  • sān三xià下wǔ五chú除èr二do something quickly and efficiently
  • sān三bù不niù拗liù六the minority cannot overrule the majority
  • sān三bù不zhī知utterly ignorant of something
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,hé合chéng成yí一gè个zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom is powerful
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,sài赛guò过zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom surpasses individual genius
  • sān三qīn亲liù六gù故relatives and old friends
  • sān三qīn亲liù六juàn眷all one's relatives
  • sān三qīn亲sì四juàn眷all one's relatives and kinsfolk
  • sān三rén人wèi为zhòng众three people make a crowd

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Questions about 三五成群

What does 三五成群 mean?

三五成群 (sān wǔ chéng qún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in small groups”.

How do you pronounce 三五成群?

三五成群 is pronounced sān wǔ chéng qún in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 三五成群 literally mean?

Literally, 三五成群 means “in groups of three or five”. It is used to mean “in small groups”.

What is the Chinese definition of 三五成群?

几个人、几个人在一起。

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