| 1 | 五 | 五 | wǔ | wu3 | five; 5 | | |
| 2 | 五十 | 五十 | wǔ shí | wu3 shi2 | fifty | | |
| 3 | 十五 | 十五 | shí wǔ | shi2 wu3 | fifteen; 15 | | |
| 4 | 二十五 | 二十五 | èr shí wǔ | er4 shi2 wu3 | twenty five; 25 | | |
| 5 | 第五 | 第五 | dì wǔ | di4 wu3 | fifth | | |
| 6 | 五四 | 五四 | wǔ sì | wu3 si4 | fourth of May, cf 五四运动 , national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles | | |
| 7 | 三十五 | 三十五 | sān shí wǔ | san1 shi2 wu3 | thirty five; 35 | | |
| 8 | 五年计划 | 五年計劃 | wǔ nián jì huà | wu3 nian2 ji4 hua4 | Five-Year Plan | | |
| 9 | 五万 | 五萬 | wǔ wàn | wu3 wan4 | 50 thousand | | |
| 10 | 五代 | 五代 | wǔ dài | Wu3 dai4 | Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China | | |
| 11 | 五色 | 五色 | wǔ sè | wu3 se4 | multi-colored; the rainbow; garish | | |
| 12 | 五四运动 | 五四運動 | wǔ sì yùn dòng | Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4 | May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles | | |
| 13 | 各打五十大板 | 各打五十大板 | gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn | ge4 da3 wu3 shi2 da4 ban3 | lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom); fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike; to put the blame on both parties | | |
| 14 | 自干五 | 自乾五 | zì gān wǔ | zi4 gan1 wu3 | (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛 , is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自带干粮的五毛 ) | | |
| 15 | 五指 | 五指 | wǔ zhǐ | wu3 zhi3 | the five fingers of one's hand | | |
| 16 | 二百五 | 二百五 | èr bǎi wǔ | er4 bai3 wu3 | idiot; stupid person; a dope | | |
| 17 | 二十五史 | 二十五史 | èr shí wǔ shǐ | er4 shi2 wu3 shi3 | twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) | | |
| 18 | 第五代 | 第五代 | dì wǔ dài | di4 wu3 dai4 | fifth generation | | |
| 19 | 钻石王老五 | 鑽石王老五 | zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ | zuan4 shi2 wang2 lao3 wu3 | highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner | | |
| 20 | 第五纵队 | 第五縱隊 | dì wǔ zòng duì | di4 wu3 zong4 dui4 | fifth column (subversive group) | | |
| 21 | 第十五 | 第十五 | dì shí wǔ | di4 shi2 wu3 | fifteenth | | |
| 22 | 大五趾跳鼠 | 大五趾跳鼠 | dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ | da4 wu3 zhi3 tiao4 shu3 | great jerboa (Allactaga major) | | |
| 23 | 刺五加 | 刺五加 | cì wǔ jiā | ci4 wu3 jia1 | manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM | | |
| 24 | 重五 | 重五 | chóng wǔ | chong2 wu3 | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month) | | |
| 25 | 禅门五宗 | 禪門五宗 | chán mén wǔ zōng | chan2 men2 wu3 zong1 | the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) | | |