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三(sān)
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Translation
  • (num.) three, 3; third; more than two, several
Radical
一(yī) one 二(èr) two
Simplified 三
Traditional 三
Strokes count 3
Illustration for 三

Words with 三 8

Same pronunciation 6

Similar pronunciation 7

Antonyms 1

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Examples of use 45

今(jīn) 天(tiān) 的(de) 最(zuì) 高(gāo) 温(wēn) 度(dù) 是(shì) 三(sān) 十(shí) 八(bā) 度(dù) 。(。)
The highest temperature today is thirty-eight degrees.
马(mǎ) 老(lǎo) 师(shī) 的(de) 电(diàn) 话(huà) 号(hào) 码(mǎ) 是(shì) 一(yī) 三(sān) 九(jiǔ) 零(líng) 五(wǔ) 五(wǔ) 七(qī) 九(jiǔ) 八(bā) 四(sì) 三(sān)
Teacher Ma's telephone number is one three nine zero five five seven nine eight four three
一(yī) 五(wǔ) 六(liù) 九(jiǔ) 八(bā) 五(wǔ) 九(jiǔ) 三(sān) 二(èr) 四(sì) 七(qī)
One five six nine eight five nine three two four seven
一(yī) 八(bā) 五(wǔ) 六(liù) 二(èr) 七(qī) 四(sì) 三(sān) 七(qī) 八(bā) 二(èr)
One eight five six two seven four three seven eight two
我(wǒ) 爸(bà) 爸(ba) 六(liù) 十(shí) 三(sān) 岁(suì) 。(。)
My father is sixty-three years old.
我(wǒ) 的(de) 书(shū) 包(bāo) 里(lǐ) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 本(běn) 笔(bǐ) 记(jì) 本(běn) 。(。)
There are three notebooks in my schoolbag.
如(rú) 果(guǒ) 您(nín) 在(zài) 本(běn) 商(shāng) 店(diàn) 购(gòu) 买(mǎi) 超(chāo) 过(guò) 三(sān) 百(bǎi) 元(yuán) 的(de) 商(shāng) 品(pǐn) ，(，) 就(jiù) 可(kě) 以(yǐ) 得(dé) 到(dào) 一(yī) 个(gè) 精(jīng) 美(měi) 的(de) 购(gòu) 物(wù) 袋(dài) ，(，) 多(duō) 买(mǎi) 多(duō) 得(dé) 。(。)
If you buy more than 300 yuan's worth of goods in this shop, you can get a beautiful shopping bag, and you can get more if you buy more.
我(wǒ) 们(men) 这(zhè) 次(cì) 旅(lǚ) 游(yóu) 一(yī) 共(gòng) 要(yào) 住(zhù) 三(sān) 个(gè) 不(bù) 同(tóng) 的(de) 旅(lǚ) 馆(guǎn) 。(。)
We will stay in three different hotels on this trip.
三(sān) 岁(suì) 以(yǐ) 下(xià) 的(de) 小(xiǎo) 朋(péng) 友(yǒu) 不(bù) 上(shàng) 学(xué) 。(。)
Children under the age of three don't go to school.
我(wǒ) 最(zuì) 喜(xǐ) 欢(huan) 吃(chī) 鸡(jī) 腿(tuǐ) 了(le) ！(！) 我(wǒ) 可(kě) 以(yǐ) 一(yī) 下(xià) 子(zi) 吃(chī) 三(sān) 个(gè) ！(！)
I like chicken legs best! I can eat three at once!
猴(hóu) 子(zi) 们(men) 似(shì) 乎(hū) 只(zhǐ) 弄(nòng) 懂(dǒng) 了(le) 主(zhǔ) 人(rén) 前(qián) 面(miàn) 说(shuō) 的(de) 一(yī) 个(gè) “(“) 三(sān) ”(”) ，(,) 觉(jué) 得(dé) 自(zì) 己(jǐ) 吃(chī) 了(le) 亏(kuī) 。(.)
Monkeys seem to have only understood a "three" mentioned by their masters and feel that they have suffered losses.
这(zhè) 里(lǐ) 的(de) 留(liú) 学(xué) 生(shēng) 大(dà) 约(yuē) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 百(bǎi) 个(gè) 。(。)
There are approximately three hundred foreign exchange students here.
我(wǒ) 的(de) 朋(péng) 友(you) 有(yǒu) 两(liǎng) 只(zhī) 猫(māo) ，(，) 一(yì) 只(zhī) 三(sān) 岁(suì) ，(，) 一(yì) 只(zhī) 五(wǔ) 岁(suì) 。(。)
My friend has two cats, one is three years old and the other is five years old.
一(yī) 连(lián) 三(sān) 天(tiān) ，(,) 他(tā) 们(men) 都(dōu) 很(hěn) 顺(shùn) 利(lì) 地(de) 实(shí) 现(xiàn) 了(le) 原(yuán) 定(dìng) 的(de) 计(jì) 划(huà) 。(.)
For three days in a row, they all realized their original plan smoothly.
妈(mā) 妈(ma) 把(bǎ) 全(quán) 部(bù) 的(de) 时(shí) 间(jiān) 都(dōu) 花(huā) 在(zài) 照(zhào) 顾(gu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 孩(hái) 子(zi) 上(shàng) 了(le) 。(。)
Mother spent all her time taking care of three children.
我(wǒ) 的(de) 阿(ā) 姨(yí) 会(huì) 说(shuō) 三(sān) 门(mén) 外(wài) 语(yǔ) 。(。)
My aunt can speak three foreign languages.
我(wǒ) 的(de) 阿(ā) 姨(yí) 会(huì) 说(shuō) 三(sān) 门(mén) 外(wài) 语(yǔ) ：(：) 英(yīng) 语(yǔ) ，(，) 法(fǎ) 语(yǔ) ，(hé) 和(rì) 日(yǔ) 语(。) 。()
My aunt can speak three foreign languages: English, French and Japanese.
这(zhè) 个(ge) 手(shǒu) 机(jī) 是(shì) 我(wǒ) 三(sān) 天(tiān) 前(qián) 刚(gāng) 买(mǎi) 的(de) 。(。)
I just bought this mobile phone three days ago.
这(zhè) 次(cì) 国(guó) 际(jì) 会(huì) 议(yì) 安(ān) 排(pái) 在(zài) 下(xià) 午(wǔ) 三(sān) 点(diǎn) 。(。)
This international conference is arranged for three o'clock in the afternoon.
我(wǒ) 们(men) 下(xià) 午(wǔ) 三(sān) 点(diǎn) 在(zài) 书(shū) 店(diàn) 见(jiàn) ，(，) 好(hǎo) 吗(ma) ？(？)
Let's meet at the bookstore at three o'clock in the afternoon, shall we?
下(xià) 午(wǔ) 三(sān) 点(diǎn) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 要(yāo) 开(kāi) 会(huì) 。(。)
We have a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon.
第(dì) 三(sān) 天(tiān) 去(qù) 买(mǎi) 东(dōng) 西(xi) 。(。)
Go shopping on the third day.↵
正(zhèng) 常(cháng) 来(lái) 说(shuō) ，(，) 他(tā) 每(měi) 周(zhōu) 三(sān) 都(dōu) 会(huì) 去(qù) 图(tú) 书(shū) 馆(guǎn) 。(。)
Normally, he goes to the library every Wednesday.
我(wǒ) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 外(wài) 国(guó) 朋(péng) 友(you) ，(，) 他(tā) 们(men) 都(dōu) 会(huì) 说(shuō) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 。(。)
I have three foreign friends, all of whom speak Chinese.
一(yī) ，(，) 二(èr) ，(，) 三(sān) ，(，) 四(sì) ；(；) 四(sì) ，(，) 三(sān) ，(，) 二(èr) ，(，) 一(yī)
One, two, three, four; Four, three, two, one
我(wǒ) 们(men) 家(jiā) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 孩(hái) 子(zi) ，(，) 两(liǎng) 个(gè) 男(nán) 孩(hái) ，(，) 一(yī) 个(gè) 女(nǚ) 孩(hái) 。(。)
There are three children in our family, two boys and one girl.
三(sān) 十(shí) 个(gè) 人(rén)
Thirty people
我(wǒ) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 勺(sháo) 子(zi) ，(，) 其(qí) 中(zhōng) 一(yī) 个(gè) 是(shì) 木(mù) 勺(sháo) 子(zi) ，(，)
I have three spoons, one of which is a wooden spoon.
品(pǐn) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 口(kǒu) 。(。)
The character "product" is made up of three "mouths".
三(sān) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 快(kuài) 乐(lè) 减(jiǎn) 一(yī) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 无(wú) 聊(liáo) 等(děng) 于(yú) 两(liǎng) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 快(kuài) 乐(lè) ，(,) 也(yě) 就(jiù) 是(shì) 说(shuō) ，(,) 我(wǒ) 愉(yú) 快(kuài) 地(de) 度(dù) 过(guò) 了(le) 两(liǎng) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 时(shí) 。(.)
Three hours of happiness minus one hour of boredom equals two hours of happiness, that is to say, I spent two hours happily.
我(wǒ) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 个(gè) 中(zhōng) 国(guó) 朋(péng) 友(you) 。(。)
I have three Chinese friends.
一(yí) 个(gè) 肉(ròu) 包(bāo) 子(zi) 三(sān) 块(kuài) 。(。)
A meat bun costs three yuan.
她(tā) 每(měi) 个(gè) 星(xīng) 期(qī) 三(sān) 都(dū) 有(yǒu) 科(kē) 学(xué) 课(kè) 。(。)
She has science every Wednesday.
他(tā) 做(zuò) 了(le) 三(sān) 份(fèn) 工(gōng) 作(zuò) 。(。)
He did three jobs.
还(hái) 算(suàn) 侥(jiǎo) 幸(xìng) ，(,) 三(sān) 祖(zǔ) 爷(yé) 的(de) 腿(tuǐ) 也(yě) 好(hǎo) 了(le) 。(.)
Luckily, Sanzu's legs are all right.
我(wǒ) 明(míng) 年(nián) 三(sān) 月(yuè) 回(huí) 国(guó) 。(。)
I will return to China in March next year.
找(zhǎo) 您(nín) 三(sān) 块(kuài) 钱(qián) 。(。)
Here's your change of three yuan.
你(nǐ) 有(yǒu) 了(le) 一(yī) 千(qiān) 三(sān) 百(bǎi) 块(kuài) 再(zài) 说(shuō) 吧(ba) 。(。)
Let's talk about it when you have 1,300 RMB.
这(zhè) 个(ge) 周(zhōu) 末(mò) 妹(mèi) 妹(mei) 要(yāo) 过(guò) 三(sān) 岁(suì) 生(shēng) 日(rì) 了(le) 。(。)
My sister will have her third birthday this weekend.
星(xīng) 期(qī) 三(sān) 妈(mā) 妈(ma) 做(zuò) 晚(wǎn) 饭(fàn) 。(。)
Mother cooks dinner on Wednesday.
其(qí) 中(zhōng) 三(sān) 分(fēn) 之(zhī) 一(yī) 的(de) 画(huà) 作(zuò) 作(zuò) 者(zhě) 没(méi) 有(yǒu) 签(qiān) 名(míng) ，(,) 而(ér) 其(qí) 余(yú) 的(de) 则(zé) 标(biāo) 明(míng) 了(le) 身(shēn) 份(fèn) 。(.)
One-third of the paintings were not signed by the authors, while the rest were identified.
我(wǒ) 去(qù) 把(bǎ) 这(zhè) 张(zhāng) 纸(zhǐ) 复(fù) 印(yìn) 三(sān) 份(fèn) 。(。)
I'll make three copies of this paper.
三(sān) 十(shí) 天(tiān)
Thirty days
第(dì) 三(sān) 种(zhǒng) 忙(máng) ，(,) 忙(máng) 得(de) 有(yǒu) 些(xiē) 虚(xū) 伪(wěi) 。(.)
The third kind of busy, busy with some hypocrisy.
我(wǒ) 下(xià) 周(zhōu) 有(yǒu) 三(sān) 门(mén) 考(kǎo) 试(shì) 。(。)
I have three exams next week.

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