Three in Chinese: 三 (sān)
sān
three
Definitions
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄙㄢ
sān
Example sentences
See 三 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
快三时了。
kuài sān shí le。
It is almost three.
狡兔三窟。
jiǎo tù sān kū。
A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.
Related words
再三
zài sān
over and over again
三角
sān jiǎo
triangle
三维
sān wéi
three-dimensional
三明治
sān míng zhì
sandwich (loanword)
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom)
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
one after another (idiom)
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
to raise one and infer three
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
over and over again (idiom)
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