Word: 十五 (shíwǔ) 十五 dictionary entry shíwǔ fifteen Full dictionary entry for 十五 Example sentences using 十五 16 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一家十五口,七嘴八舌 yìjiā shíwǔ kǒu,qīzuǐbāshé a family of fifteen: seven mouths and eight tongues 中元节是农历七月十五。 Zhōngyuánjié shì nónglì qīyuè shíwǔ. The Ghost Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. 他家里太穷，十五岁就辍学了。 Tā jiālǐ tài qióng, shíwǔ suì jiù chuòxuéle. His family was too poor, so he dropped out of school at fifteen. 八月十五的月亮，正大光明 bāyuè shíwǔ de yuèliang, zhèngdàguāngmíng the moon on the fifteenth of the eighth month: perfectly big and bright 十五个吊桶打水，七上八下 shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎ shuǐ, qīshàngbāxià fifteen buckets drawing water: seven going up, eight going down 十五块布头儿做衣服，七拼八凑 shíwǔ kuài bù tóur zuò yīfu, qīpīnbācòu making clothes from fifteen scraps of cloth: seven pieced, eight patched together 在我们这儿，正月十五要吃汤圆。 Zài wǒmen zhèr, zhēngyuè shíwǔ yào chī tāngyuán. Where we live, people eat sweet rice dumplings on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. 我在七时十五分吃晚饭。 Wǒ zài qī shí shíwǔ fēn chī wǎnfàn. I have my supper at a quarter past seven. 我失去了生命中的十五秒。 Wǒ shīqùle shēngmìng zhōng de shíwǔ miǎo. I've lost 15 seconds of my life. 我爸爸只有十五岁。 Wǒ bàba zhǐyǒu shíwǔ suì. My father is only fifteen years old. 正月十五的龙灯，由人耍 zhēngyuè shíwǔ de lóngdēng, yóu rén shuǎ the dragon lantern on the 15th of the first month: it's played with as people please 正月十五看花灯，走着瞧 zhēngyuè shíwǔ kàn huādēng, zǒuzheqiáo looking at lanterns on the 15th of the first month: watch as you walk 正月十五贴门神，晚了半月 zhēngyuè shíwǔ tiē ménshén, wǎn le bànyuè putting up door gods on the 15th of the first month: half a month late 气温介于十度到十五度。 Qìwēn jièyú shí dù dào shíwǔ dù. The temperature is between ten and fifteen degrees. 癞蛤蟆躲端午,躲得了初一,躲不了十五 làiháma duǒ duānwǔ,duǒ de liǎo chūyī,duǒ bù liǎo shíwǔ A toad dodging the Dragon Boat Festival: it can dodge the first, but not the fifteenth 阴历正月十五是元宵节。 Yīnlì zhēngyuè shíwǔ shì yuánxiāojié. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.