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Definitions
- 1. three
- 2. 3
Example Sentences
1 shown三 點剛過。
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Words Containing 三
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
triangle (musical instrument)
pedicab driver
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
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
somewhat
half-witted
hat-trick (sports)
third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
see 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[huáng shí gōng sān lu:e4]
cube (third power, math.)
phosphorous oxychloride
pansy
separation of powers
Mi'e prefecture in central Japan
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
san'ao decoction (TCM)
triceratops (dinosaur)
Holy Trinity
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
triple point (thermodynamics)
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])
Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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
athletic supporter
set square
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
third place
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
three women makes a crowd
(slang) naked
(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
three of a kind (poker)
Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
trinomial (math.)
forgetful
major triad do-mi-so
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
club sandwich
over and over again
three-on-three basketball game
thirdly
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism)
trisection (math.)
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
radical 匚[fāng] (Kangxi radical 22)
see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yī chàng sān tàn]
Sanmen County in Zhejiang
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
trigonometric function
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
three-dimensional space
triglyceride
Pearl River Delta
Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
clover
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
repeatedly (idiom)
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[sūn zhū]
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
to order again and again (idiom)
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
staff sergeant
product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
last day of the lunar year
triple jump (athletics)
glycerine
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[sī mǎ yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
triangle
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
Mitsubishi
friends; cronies
in the depth of night
in the depth of the night; very late at night
to strike out
trisomy
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
to coax and plead
(slang) threesome
Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020
to drool (over) (idiom)
the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[sū xún] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[sū shì] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[sū zhé])
trident
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[suì rén], Fuxi 伏羲[fú xī] and Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng], or 天皇|天皇[tiān huáng], 地皇|地皇[dì huáng] and 人皇|人皇[rén huáng]
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
frequently
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
\Six Secret Strategic Teachings\ 六韜|六韬[liù tāo] and \Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\ 三略[sān lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
to be picky
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan
see 三伏[sān fú]
Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
thirty
salmon (loanword)
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[dōng běi], 華北|华北[huá běi] and 西北[xī běi]
superglue
every medicine has its side effect
(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the \triple heater\ or \San Jiao\",2025-02-14 13:18:20,2025-02-14 13:18:20 2421,14547,triple jump (athletics),2025-02-14 13:18:20,2025-02-14 13:18:20 2422,14547,hop
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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]
tripod
boron trifluoride
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
Kim Young-sam (1927-2015), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
three-body problem (mechanics)
Sanshui county in Guangdong
unexpected misfortune
(music) triad; three-note chord
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
triplet
Sanya, prefecture-level city, Hainan
briefs
the three spring months
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shī jīng], Book of History 尚書|尚书[shàng shū], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[zhōu lǐ], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[yí lǐ], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì], Book of Changes 易經|易经[yì jīng], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn], The Analects 論語|论语[lún yǔ], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[ěr yǎ], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[xiào jīng], Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ]
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
trilobite
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
Trifid Nebula M20
enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)
triceratops
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
in disorder
T-joint
triangular prism (math.)
trigonometry
brave man, willing to risk his life
thirteenth day of a month
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
foreign, private and joint ventures
to use all sorts of excuses
third (musical interval)
three-shift system (work rostering)
grade 3
every few days (idiom)
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)
Korean: samjog'o
the sun, the moon, and the stars
again and again
augmented triad (musical chord)
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn]
spoon (golf)
separation of powers
to shop around (idiom)
instrument console (diving)
residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides
one third
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
tertiary sector of industry
ferric chloride FeCl3
trinitrotoluene (TNT)
ternary operator (computing)
Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan
triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[jià yuán]
trigonometry (math.)
3 annual hunting bouts
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
Chinese poker
Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[sān míng shì], Fujian
territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc)
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
third-rate
female escort
British Isles
(in former times) upper, middle and lower army
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
to have a silver tongue
trivalent
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi
to get really angry
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
triglyceride
triangle
monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[xuán zàng] (602-664)
jack of all trades
briefs
isosceles triangle
(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Cholornis paradoxa)
sandwich (loanword)
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
suboptimal health status
Pascal's Triangle (math.)
\Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
Qian Sanqiang
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
see 三振[sān zhèn]
all walks of life (idiom)
lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
(slang) pimp
(athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. discus, javelin and shot put)
brief period of enthusiasm
triceps muscle
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
(Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think \wtf!\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109144,76253,destructive,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109145,76253,crushing (defeat),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109146,76254,to injure,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109147,76254,to damage,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109148,76256,to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109149,76257,to disfigure,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109150,76257,to spoil the beauty of,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109151,76258,to destroy,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109152,76259,impair
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
see 3C[sān C]
servile
Sanhe county in Beijing
International Women's Day (March 8)
over and over again (idiom)
March
in two minds about sth (idiom)
Wednesday
top three
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
three-dimensional
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
leukotriene (biochemistry)
propyl alcohol C3H7OH
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
calico cat
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
Korean: samjog'o
(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
scalene triangle (math.)
cosmos (Buddhism)
three in one
thirteen
Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[liú bèi], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[zhāng fēi] and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ] at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì]
three sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng] and five emperors 五帝[wǔ dì] of myth and legend
last day of the lunar year
several
sandwich (loanword)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
medium rare (of steak)
air ball (basketball)
repeatedly
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, 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 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
trisomy
person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income
Paochui - \Three Emperor Cannon Punch\ (Chinese Martial Art)
the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng], Jilin Province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[hēi lóng jiāng shěng]
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle
three-piece suit
see 三農問題|三农问题[sān nóng wèn tí]
C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[èr hào diàn chí])
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
Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
sampan
regardless of the consequences
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)
lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)
Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujiang 怒江[nù jiāng] or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 瀾滄江|澜沧江[lán cāng jiāng] or Mekong
Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
Third World
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
syllogism (deduction in logic)
to have three meals a day
third period
ratio seventy to thirty
(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
Sanhe, county-level city in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn]
Sanhe, county-level city in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
triathlon
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
32-bit (computing)
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
three generations under one roof
equilateral triangle
three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
harringtonine (chemistry)
cube (third power, math.)
three generations of a family
triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
pedicab
to spread rumors
melamine C3H6N6
chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)
scalene triangle
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
third party
calligraphic flourish with many twists
see 共產國際|共产国际[gòng chǎn guó jì]
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
tortoiseshell cat
DTP vaccination
motorbike with sidecar
who cares
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
to sow discord everywhere
Sanlu (brand)
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
confused
Letsie III of Lesotho
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
the Magi
(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[liú yǔ xī]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor
minor third (musical interval)
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
triglyceride
third year in junior middle school
triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gān yóu quán]
triangular pyramid (math.)
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
to raise one and infer three
written in a forceful hand
triathlon
Wednesday
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
Third epistle of St John
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[sān bǎo]
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)
Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang
third-year university student
San Francisco (California)
three-legged stool
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
three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
Triangulum (constellation)
\three-guarantee service\: repair, exchange, refund
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
third quarter (of financial year)
trisection (math.)
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
sling (for a wounded arm)
to make hanky-panky
third (musical interval)
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
love triangle
pickpocket
one after the other
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
troika
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
mortar
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
trigeminal nerve
\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
John Doe
Triangulum Australe (constellation)
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
all the possible schemes and stratagems
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
major third (musical interval)
Pan-Pearl River delta
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
four proverbial names
trimer (chemistry)
Mekong River Delta
(astronomy) triple star system
triple
minor triad la-do-mi
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
mistress
scatter-brained
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
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
a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mǔ]
melamine C3H6N6
see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]
the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
midnight
(derog.) an Indian
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
see 隔三差五|隔三差五[gé sān chà wǔ]
Wednesday
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]
to be pushing 30
delta (geography)
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
third tone in Mandarin
one after another (idiom)
Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
Ku Klux Klan
Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]
of undetermined status
(triangular) prism
\three public expenditures\ of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
club sandwich
triple bond (chemistry)
three items
Mitsui (Japanese company)
triathlon
right-angled triangle
(bird species of China) barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
triangle
Bermuda Triangle
Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel \Journey to the West\ 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[xuán zàng] (602-664)
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
pansy
in twos and threes
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
name of \water\ radical 氵[shuǐ] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
estriol
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
triangular debt
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
the Magi
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] or Amur, Songhua 松花江[sōng huā jiāng], Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江[wū sū lǐ jiāng]
triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
dubious
burly
army, navy, air force
Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[yú hóng qū] in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
two or three
weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
third
thirtieth
Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
regular men's haircut
major and minor third (musical interval)
trilogy
Samsung Group
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
hurriedly
Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[wèn chuān xiàn], northwest Sichuan
triangulation (surveying)
sedan (automobile body type)
riffraff
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
Nazi Germany
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
(slang) threesome
trio (musical ensemble)
Yangtze River Delta
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
to agree on three laws (idiom)
the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly
(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
(Wu dialect) bum
cubic curve (geometry)
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
triad, Chinese crime gang
nictitating membrane (zoology)
triplets
cubic equation (math.)
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
archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
three principles and five virtues (idiom)
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship
\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
phosphorous trichloride
third person (grammar)
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]
Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[bái zú]
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé]
inside back cover
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
March
38th parallel
the Third (of numbered kings)
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
Sanya, prefecture-level city, Hainan
trisomy
circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
in groups of three or four (idiom)
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
(math.) to extract a cube root
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
three-dimensional