汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 三五成群
三五成群
in groups of three or four (idiom)
Several people, several people together
三个一帮,五个一伙。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们三五成群地出去了。

They went out in groups.

人们三五成群地站立着。

People were standing about in small groups.

人们三五成群地到处聚集着。

People stood around in huddles.

重庆城中有一个特殊群体,在大街小巷都会看到一些三五成群穿着简单的农村人,人人手中持有一根棒棒,他们被称为棒棒。

Chongqing city has a special group, in the streets and lanes will see some groups paraded wearing a simple rural people, everybody hand holding a root sentry, they are called sentry.

与老套的公路旅行的脚踏破旧车,三五成群,醉酒寻欢不一样的是,他仅携带一罐绿茶,骑着自行车便只身上路了。

Unlike stereotypical road trips involving a beaten-up jalopy, male bonding and drunken debauchery, Zhu set out alone on a bicycle with a flask of green tea.

在这个热闹的环境中,工人喧闹地卸着船,三五成群的妇女正在为一盆盆螃蟹和沙丁鱼讨价还价,以便在村里的鱼市出售。

It's a colorful scene - laborers unload noisily, and small groups of women haggle for the POTS of crabs and sardines to sell at village markets.