三
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- 1. three
- 2. 3
Words Containing 三
sandwich (loanword)
over and over again (idiom)
three-dimensional
triangle
forgetful
over and over again
one after another (idiom)
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
to raise one and infer three
trisomy
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yī chàng sān tàn]
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
to have three meals a day
calligraphic flourish with many twists
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mǔ]
again and again
in twos and threes
Sanya, prefecture-level city, Hainan
see 3C[sān C]
the Third (of numbered kings)
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[lì dé], one's service 立功[lì gōng] and one's writings 立言[lì yán] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn])
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
frequently
third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
in groups of three or four (idiom)
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
three generations of a family
(slang) pimp
(slang) threesome
of undetermined status
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
air ball (basketball)
three-piece suit
Mitsui (Japanese company)
to order again and again (idiom)
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
Ku Klux Klan
Sanya, prefecture-level city, Hainan
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
(slang) threesome
several
three generations under one roof
ratio seventy to thirty
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America
to coax and plead
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[dōng běi], 華北|华北[huá běi] and 西北[xī běi]
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
somewhat
the Magi
triple
\three public expenditures\ of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
three women makes a crowd
cosmos (Buddhism)
two or three
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Holy Trinity
brief period of enthusiasm
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people
38th parallel
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
ternary operator (computing)
propyl alcohol C3H7OH
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
trivalent
\three-guarantee service\: repair, exchange, refund
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
one third
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
regular men's haircut
International Women's Day (March 8)
all the possible schemes and stratagems
thirty
the sun, the moon, and the stars
32-bit (computing)
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
medium rare (of steak)
Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[sān míng shì], Fujian
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
see 三伏[sān fú]
see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chū fú], 中伏[zhōng fú] and 末伏[mò fú], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
DTP vaccination
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé]
(astronomy) triple star system
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
triad, Chinese crime gang
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism)
three in one
residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fèi shuǐ], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fèi qì], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fèi zhā]
three-on-three basketball game
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
(music) triad; three-note chord
harringtonine (chemistry)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[luó guàn zhōng], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[liú bèi] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[cáo cāo] Wei 魏[wèi] as villains
mortar
three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn]
trigeminal nerve
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
third (musical interval)
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[qú táng xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[wū xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[xī líng xiá]
the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓[dèng tuò], Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗[wú hán] and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙[liào mò shā], criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
to have a silver tongue
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[chén shòu] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[jìn cháo], 65 scrolls
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
trident
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
sedan (automobile body type)
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
in the depth of the night; very late at night
in two minds about sth (idiom)
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
radical 匚[fāng] (Kangxi radical 22)
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[bái zú]
the three spring months
friends; cronies
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[sān bǎo]
see 三振[sān zhèn]
cubic equation (math.)
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
san'ao decoction (TCM)
(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
midnight
March
boron trifluoride
separation of powers
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
salmon (loanword)
to strike out
archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
tortoiseshell cat
separation of powers
Samsung Group
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
sampan
three-dimensional
cube (third power, math.)
cubic curve (geometry)
cube (third power, math.)
syllogism (deduction in logic)
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
three of a kind (poker)
sandwich (loanword)
Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
March
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
third
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)