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事不过三

shì bù guò sān
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2. don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3. bad things don't happen more than three times

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Child Words of 事不过三

三
sān

three

不
bù

no; not so

不过
bù guò

only

事
shì

matter

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)