一五一十 meaning in English
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
8 strokes
Meaning of 一五一十
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yīwǔyīshí
- lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一五一十 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他把他在非洲的所见所闻一五一十地告诉了我们。
He gave us a detailed account of his experiences in Africa.
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
- 1
五 wǔ · five · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
一 yī · one · 1 strokes
- 1
十 shí · ten · 2 strokes
- 1
- 2
Related words
Words that share a character with 一五一十.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
Questions about 一五一十
What does 一五一十 mean?
一五一十 (yīwǔyīshí) means "lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail".
How do you write 一五一十?
一五一十 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 五 (4 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 十 (2 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.