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Hanzi Character Search: 三

4E09

三
three
Radical
Strokes (without radical) 2 Total Strokes 3
Mandarin reading sān sàn Cantonese reading saam1 saam3
Japanese on reading san Japanese kun reading mitsu mitabi
Korean reading sam Vietnamese reading tam
Semantic Variant(s)
Specialized Semantic Variant(s)

CEDICT Entries:

K党   [ sān dǎng ]    Ku Klux Klan, KKK
   [ sān kaī ]    ratio seventy to thirty, thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
   [ sān kaī dìng lùn ]    thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
   [ sān sān liǎng liǎng ]    in twos and threes
   [ sān xià liǎng xià ]    quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
   [ sān shí ]    (Tw) from time to time, frequently
   [ sān zhōng quán huì ]    third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
   [ sān ]    Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
   [ sān shì ]    Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
   [ sān rén xíng yoǔ shī ]    If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
   [ sān rén xíng yoǔ shī ]    lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius), you have sth to learn from everyone
西   [ sān jiàn taò shì zhuāng ]    three-piece suit
   [ sān weì ]    Holy Trinity, trinity
   [ sān xiá ]    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
   [ sān ge shì jiè ]    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
   [ sān daì ]    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
   [ sān shang meí shuǐ chī ]    see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]
   [ sān shang meí shuǐ ]    lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom), fig. everybody's business is nobody's business, (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
   [ sān rén ]    three women makes a crowd
   [ sān ge rén taí ]    three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
   [ sān choù jiang shèng guò zhū liàng ]    variant of 三個臭皮匠,賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
   [ sān choù jiang chéng zhū liàng ]    lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
   [ sān choù jiang saì guò zhū liàng ]    lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom, wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
   [ sān choù jiang saì guò zhū liàng ]    lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom, wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
   [ sān choù jiang dǐng zhū liàng ]    lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom, wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
   [ sān cuī qǐng ]    to coax and plead
   [ sān jià ]    trivalent
   [ sān yuán ]    Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
   [ sān yuán yùn suàn ]    ternary operator (computing)
   [ sān liǎng ]    two or three
   [ sān gaì ]    (coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
   [ sān jié ]    International Women's Day (March 8)
线   [ sān xiàn ]    38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
   [ sān gōng feì ]    see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
   [ sān gōng jīng feì ]    "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
   [ sān fēn zhōng ]    brief period of enthusiasm, flash in the pan
   [ sān fēn toú ]    regular men's haircut, short back and sides
   [ sān beǐ fáng lín ]    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
线   [ sān shí xiàn ]    38th parallel, dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
   [ sān shí liù ]    The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction, all the possible schemes and stratagems
   [ sān shí liù zoǔ weí shàng ]    of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom), the best thing to do is leave
   [ sān shí liù zoǔ weí shàng ]    see 三十六計,走為上策|三十六计,走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
西   [ sān shí nián dōng sān shí nián ]    the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb), change is the only constant
   [ sān yuán ]    the Three Principles (in many contexts)
   [ sān yuán xiàn ]    Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
   [ sān chā shén jīng ]    trigeminal nerve
   [ sān fǎn yùn dòng ]    "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
   [ sān huà běn háng ]    to talk shop all the time (idiom)
   [ sān taí xiàn ]    Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
   [ sān huì ]    triad, Chinese crime gang, triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China
线   [ sān weì xiàn ]    shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
   [ sān guó ]    Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history, several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658
   [ sān guó shǐ ]    History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2], Baekje 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4], Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2].
   [ sān guó zhì ]    History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
   [ sān guó yǎn ]    Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], 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[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains
   [ sān weí ]    BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]
   [ sān mén ]    Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
   [ sān mén xiāng ]    Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
   [ sān xiàng zhù ]    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
   [ sān tiān liǎng toú ]    lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day, frequently
   [ sān tiān liǎng tiān shaì wǎng ]    lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb), fig. not to persevere in doing sth, to do sth by fits and starts
   [ sān jīng ]    Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
   [ sān jīng ]    (slang) swearword, four-letter word
   [ sān baǒ ]    the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
   [ sān baǒ taì jiàn ]    Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2], also written 三保太監|三保太监
   [ sān baǒ ]    (bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
   [ sān cùn làn zhī shé ]    to have a silver tongue, to have the gift of the gab
   [ sān duì sān doù niú ]    three-on-three basketball game
   [ sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn ]    harringtonine (chemistry)
   [ sān zhuō ]    three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
   [ sān shān ]    Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
   [ sān daǒ yoú ]    Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
   [ sān xiá ]    Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2], Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
   [ sān xiá ]    Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
   [ sān xiá shuǐ ]    Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
   [ sān xiá zhèn ]    Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
   [ sān xiāng ]    sedan (automobile body type)
   [ sān feì ]    three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]
   [ sān cóng ]    Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
   [ sān ér hoù xíng ]    think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
   [ sān tāng ]    san'ao decoction (TCM)
   [ sān wén ]    salmon (loanword)
   [ sān xīng xiāng ]    Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
   [ sān xīng tuán ]    Samsung Group
   [ sān zhù mén ]    (sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
   [ sān kuàng lán ]    radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22)
   [ sān ]    three of a kind (poker)
   [ sān guǎn ]    triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
   [ sān quán fēn ]    separation of powers
   [ sān quán dǐng ]    separation of powers
   [ sān ]    cube (third power, math.)
线   [ sān xiàn ]    cubic curve (geometry)
   [ sān guī ]    the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), see also 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]
   [ sān duàn lùn ]    syllogism (deduction in logic)
   [ sān maó maō ]    tortoiseshell cat, calico cat
   [ sān mín zhǔ ]    Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
   [ sān mín ]    Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
   [ sān mín xiāng ]    Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
   [ sān huà tiě ]    ferric chloride FeCl3
   [ sān shuǐ ]    Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong
   [ sān shuǐ xiàn ]    Sanshui county in Guangdong
   [ sān jiāng bìng liú ]    Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujiang 怒江[Nu4 jiang1] or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2 cang1 Jiang1] or Mekong
   [ sān jiāng dòng zhì xiàn ]    Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
   [ sān jiāng shēng taì yoú ]    Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4], northwest Sichuan
   [ sān xiàn ]    Sanhe county in Beijing
   [ sān meí yuán ]    MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[Jia4 yuan2]
   [ sān wēn nuǎn ]    sauna (loanword) (Tw)
   [ sān wān ]    Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
   [ sān wān xiāng ]    Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
   [ sān ]    lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)
   [ sān rén yuán ]    person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income
   [ sān ]    enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff
   [ sān chǎn pǐn ]    product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location
   [ sān liǎng shè ]    places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
   [ sān fān liǎng ]    repeatedly (idiom)
   [ sān dié ]    Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
   [ sān xiàng diǎn ]    triple point (thermodynamics)
   [ sān ]    superglue
   [ sān léng caǒ ]    sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
   [ sān léng jìng ]    (triangular) prism
   [ sān suì xiàn ]    Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
   [ sān jié biān ]    three-section staff (old-style weapon)
   [ sān ]    grade 3, third class, category C
   [ sān shì guān ]    staff sergeant
   [ sān piàn ]    third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
   [ sān ]    triple jump (athletics), hop, skip and jump
   [ sān yuǎn ]    triple jump (athletics), hop, skip and jump
   [ sān suǒ jǐn shé ]    copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
   [ sān weí ]    three-dimensional, 3D
   [ sān weí kōng jiān ]    three-dimensional space, 3D
   [ sān gāng cháng ]    three principles and five virtues (idiom), the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
   [ sān jiān koǔ ]    (idiom) reluctant to speak about it, tight-lipped
   [ sān ]    Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
   [ sān xiāng ]    Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
   [ sān ]    trimer (chemistry)
   [ sān lián shū diàn ]    Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
   [ sān lián guǎn ]    triplet
   [ sān peī céng dòng ]    triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
   [ sān liǎng ]    hurriedly, just a few steps away
   [ sān jià ]    tripod, derrick crane
   [ sān maō ]    jack of all trades
   [ sān guó huì ]    Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
   [ sān huì ]    Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
   [ sān luó lán ]    pansy
   [ sān maō ]    calico cat
   [ sān zhī xiāng ]    Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
   [ sān chá liù fàn ]    lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes, to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
   [ sān xīng yún ]    Trifid Nebula M20
   [ sān caǒ ]    clover, trefoil
   [ sān chóng ]    trilobite
   [ sān zàng shī ]    Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645, same as 玄奘
   [ sān fān zhī luàn ]    Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
   [ sān fān pàn luàn ]    rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
   [ sān ]    the Three Su father and sons (referring to Northern Song literati Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2], Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2])
   [ sān haò gān ]    spoon (golf)
   [ sān haò diàn chí ]    C size battery (PRC), AA battery (Taiwan), see 二號電池|二号电池 (C battery in Taiwan) and 五號電池|五号电池 (AA battery in PRC)
   [ sān qīn liù ]    old friends and relatives
   [ sān zhaì ]    triangular debt
   [ sān hán shù ]    trigonometric function
   [ sān xué ]    trigonometry
   [ sān kǒng lóng ]    triceratops (dinosaur)
   [ sān liàn ]    love triangle
   [ sān zhù ]    triangular prism (math.)
   [ sān liáng ]    triangulation (surveying)
   [ sān daì ]    athletic supporter
   [ sān ]    briefs, panties
   [ sān chǎ ]    briefs, panties
   [ sān zhuī ]    triangular pyramid (math.)
   [ sān tiě ]    triangle (musical instrument), angle iron
   [ sān guān ]    triangle relationship, a love triangle
   [ sān lóng ]    triceratops
   [ sān yán liǎng ]    in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
   [ sān yán liǎng ]    in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
   [ sān lùn zōng ]    Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
   [ sān zhēn jiǔ liè ]    (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
   [ sān ]    foreign, private and joint ventures
   [ sān ]    three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology), Korean: samjog'o
   [ sān jīn ]    three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology), Korean: samjog'o
   [ sān zhǐ zhuó ]    (bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
   [ sān zhǐ bīn ]    (bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)
   [ sān zhǐ cuì ]    (bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
   [ sān zhǐ què ]    (bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Cholornis paradoxa)
   [ sān zhǐ ]    (bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
   [ sān jūn ]    (in former times) upper, middle and lower army, army of right, center and left, (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
   [ sān jūn yòng mìng ]    (of a team) to throw oneself into the battle
   [ sān lún chē ]    pedicab, tricycle
   [ sān lún chē ]    pedicab driver
   [ sān nóng ]    see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]
   [ sān nóng wèn ]    the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
   [ sān dié ]    Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago), also written 三疊紀|三叠纪
   [ sān lián shèng ]    hat-trick (sports)
   [ sān daò meí caǒ ]    (bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
   [ sān biān xíng ]    triangle
   [ sān shuǐ zhì xiàn ]    Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
   [ sān xiàn ]    Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
   [ sān chóng xiàn ]    Mi'e prefecture in central Japan
   [ sān jiàn ]    triple bond (chemistry), triple link
   [ sān tiě ]    triathlon (Tw), (athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. discus, javelin and shot put)
   [ sān cháng liǎng duǎn ]    unexpected misfortune, unexpected accident, sudden death
   [ sān mén ]    Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
   [ sān mén xiá ]    Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
   [ sān mén xiá shì ]    Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
   [ sān mén xiàn ]    Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
   [ sān zhī shoǔ ]    pickpocket
   [ sān xiàng ]    three items, three events, three terms, tri-, trinomial, ternary (math.), triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)
   [ sān xiàng quán néng ]    triathlon
   [ sān xiàng shì ]    trinomial (math.)
   [ sān toú liù ]    lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom), fig. to possess remarkable abilities, a being of formidable powers
   [ sān toú ]    triceps muscle, triceps brachii
   [ sān maó ]    lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage, cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
   [ sān tóng caó ]    three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
   [ sān jià chē ]    troika
   [ sān ]    trisomy
   [ sān wèn ]    three-body problem (mechanics)
   [ sān xiān ]    three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
鹿   [ sān tuán ]    Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
   [ sān diǎn quán loù ]    (slang) naked, nude
   [ sān diǎn shuǐ ]    name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), see also 氵[shui3]
⇒ 21三   [ èr shí sān zōng zhèng ]    trisomy, Down's syndrome
⇒    [ chàng sān tàn ]    (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
⇒    [ èr naò sān shàng ]    to make a terrible scene (idiom), to throw a tantrum
⇒    [ chàng sān tàn ]    see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
⇒    [ wèn sān zhī ]    lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom), fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on, complete ignorance
⇒    [ jiàn sān qiū ]    one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
⇒    [ sān fēn ]    a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3], (fig.) one's turf
⇒    [ sān sān liǎng liǎng ]    in twos and threes
⇒ 西   [ sān shí nián dōng sān shí nián ]    the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb), change is the only constant
⇒    [ sān duì sān doù niú ]    three-on-three basketball game
⇒    [ xià sān làn ]    riffraff, scum, lowlife, despicable, inferior
⇒    [ xià sān làn ]    variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]
⇒    [ yoǔ sān hoù weí ]    There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
⇒    [ děng biān sān xíng ]    scalene triangle
⇒    [ guī sān xíng ]    scalene triangle (math.)
⇒    [ diū sān ]    forgetful, empty-headed
⇒    [ jiǔ sān xué shè ]    Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
⇒    [ shì guò sān ]    a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom), don't repeat the same mistake again and again, bad things don't happen more than three times
⇒    [ èr sān qíng suān ]    sodium dichloroisocyanurate
⇒    [ jiǎng meǐ sān ]    the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
⇒    [ piān sān lún ]    old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
⇒    [ piān sān lún tuō chē ]    motorbike with sidecar
⇒    [ chuán sān guò ]    to spread rumors, to gossip
⇒    [ liǎng àn sān ]    China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
⇒    [ liǎng miàn sān daō ]    two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross, double dealing and back stabbing
⇒    [ èr sān paò zhàn ]    bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
⇒    [ liù taō sān lvè ]    "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
⇒    [ bīng dòng sān chǐ feī zhī hán ]    three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
⇒    [ shí sān zhāng ]    Chinese poker
⇒    [ shí sān jīng ]    the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
⇒    [ shí sān diǎn ]    half-witted, nitwit
⇒    [ sān guì ]    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
⇒    [ zhoū sān jìng ]    circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
⇒    [ táng shī sān baǐ shoǔ ]    Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1]
⇒    [ sān xiān ]    dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
⇒    [ ān beì jìn sān ]    Abe Shinzo (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012
⇒    [ guò sān daì ]    wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
⇒ 退   [ sān quàn tuì shī ]    consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
⇒    [ yuān huì sān ]    Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
⇒    [ sān lǎn ]    to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
⇒    [ sān fān ]    lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly, over and over again
⇒    [ zhāng sān ]    John Doe, Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
⇒    [ zhāng sān ]    Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom), Tom, Dick and Harry
⇒    [ zhāng sān wáng zhaò liù ]    four proverbial names, Tom, Dick and Harry
⇒    [ sān jiǎn ]    to be picky, to be choosy
⇒    [ sān ]    to sow discord everywhere
⇒    [ jiē èr lián sān ]    one after another (idiom), in quick succession
⇒    [ yuǎn sān zhoū ]    Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk, same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]
⇒    [ chūn qiū sān zhuàn ]    Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
⇒    [ shì yaò sān fēn ]    every medicine has its side effect
⇒    [ weì sān ]    Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
⇒    [ dōng sān shěng ]    the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
⇒    [ dōng fāng sān shì ]    the Magi, the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
⇒    [ dōng huá sān yuàn ]    Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)
⇒    [ lín sān zhǐ chún ]    (bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
⇒    [ rǎn sān beì zhèng ]    trisomy
⇒    [ taó yuán sān jié ]    Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[Zhang1 Fei1] and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]
⇒    [ zōng sān zhǐ chún ]    (bird species of China) barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
⇒    [ héng sān shù ]    in disorder, in a tremendous mess
⇒    [ yín sān baǐ liǎng ]    lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
⇒    [ huǐ sān guān ]    (Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!"
⇒    [ maó dèng sān ]    Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents, abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
⇒    [ zhè jiāng sān mén xiàn ]    Sanmen County in Zhejiang
⇒ 殿   [ shì dēng sān baǒ diàn ]    lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom), fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth), having a hidden agenda
⇒    [ fēng sān chǐ làng ]    lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom), fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
⇒    [ kuáng sān zhà ]    to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
⇒    [ biē sān ]    (Wu dialect) bum, wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
⇒    [ baǐ shèng nán sān zhé naǐ liáng ]    (a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) 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, (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes
⇒    [ baì sān ]    Wednesday
⇒    [ sān rén chēng ]    third person (grammar)
⇒    [ sān guó ]    see 共產國際|共产国际[Gong4 chan3 Guo2 ji4]
⇒    [ sān guó ]    Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
⇒    [ sān zhuàng taì ]    suboptimal health status
⇒    [ sān chǎn ]    tertiary sector of industry
⇒    [ sān yǎn jiǎn ]    nictitating membrane (zoology)
⇒    [ sān ]    third period, tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)
⇒    [ sān shēng ]    third tone in Mandarin, falling-rising tone
⇒    [ děng biān sān xíng ]    equilateral triangle
⇒    [ yuē sān zhāng ]    to agree on three laws (idiom), three-point covenant, (fig.) preliminary agreement, basic rules
⇒    [ yuē hàn sān shū ]    Third epistle of St John
⇒    [ wǎng kaī sān miàn ]    to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly, to give one's opponent a way out, lenient treatment
⇒    [ zǒng huì sān míng zhì ]    club sandwich
⇒    [ raò liáng sān ]    reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
⇒    [ gōng sān toú ]    triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
⇒    [ fǎn sān ]    to raise one and infer three, to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
⇒    [ yīng lún sān daǒ ]    British Isles
⇒    [ laí sān shì ]    Letsie III of Lesotho
⇒    [ zhaó sān zhaó liǎng ]    scatter-brained, thoughtless
⇒    [ huà daò zuǐ biān liú sān fēn ]    A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
⇒    [ shuō sān daò ]    to make thoughtless remarks (idiom), to criticize, gossip
⇒    [ sān ]    to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
⇒    [ huò wèn sān jiā chī kuī ]    see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
⇒    [ huò sān jiā ]    to shop around (idiom)
⇒    [ huò sān jiā chī kuī ]    shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
⇒ 退   [ tuì sān shè ]    lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength, a strategic withdrawal
⇒    [ lián sān bìng ]    one after the other, in succession (idiom)
⇒    [ lián zhòng sān yuán ]    (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively, (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
⇒    [ zhoū sān ]    Wednesday
⇒    [ jīn beì sān zhǐ zhuó ]    (bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
⇒    [ qián sān qiáng ]    Qian Sanqiang
⇒    [ tiě sān ]    triathlon
⇒    [ tiě rén sān xiàng ]    triathlon
⇒    [ cháng sān ]    (old) high-class prostitute
⇒    [ cháng sān ]    Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])
⇒    [ cháng sān jīng ]    Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
⇒    [ cháng jiāng sān xiá ]    Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
⇒    [ cháng jiāng sān zhoū ]    Yangtze River Delta
⇒    [ cháng jiāng sān zhoū jīng ]    Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
⇒    [ kaī sān fāng ]    cube root, to extract a cube root
⇒    [ haǐ kōng sān jūn ]    army, navy, air force
⇒    [ weí biān sān jué ]    lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times, fig. to study diligently
⇒    [ diān sān daǒ ]    confused, disorderly, incoherent
⇒    [ sān jiā ]    Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured
⇒    [ sān ]    Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
⇒    [ huáng shí gōng sān lvè ]    "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
⇒    [ huáng sān zhǐ chún ]    (bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

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