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  *三* | 三* | *三
three / 3
HSK 1
over and over again / again and again
HSK 4
(loanword) sandwich
HSK 6
triangle
HSK 7-9
to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
HSK 7-9
over and over again (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold
HSK 7-9
three-dimensional / 3D
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  *三* | 三* | *三
surname San
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等)
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
somewhat / to some degree
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
Mozambique (Tw)
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝, 65 scrolls
Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 or Amur, Songhua 松花江, Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
in groups of three or four (idiom)
triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron
Samsung (South Korean electronics company) / Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿 Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits , 祿|禄, and 壽|寿 associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿 Chinese constellation
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658
triangle
BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围, waist 腰圍|腰围 and hip 臀圍|臀围
confused / disorderly / incoherent
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
Ku Klux Klan / KKK
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡 and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡 / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
the Third (of numbered kings)
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list
Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan / Mie Prefecture in central Japan
treble
three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
(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
International Women's Day (March 8)
March / third month (of the lunar year)
one third
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
syllogism (deduction in logic)
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha , the Dharma (his teaching), and the Sangha (his monastic order)
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元, metropolitan 會元|会元 and palace 狀元|状元
Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省
tripod / derrick crane
thirtieth
the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人, Fuxi 伏羲 and Shennong 神農|神农, or 天皇, 地皇 and 人皇
(music) triad; three-note chord
(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
San Francisco (California)
trilogy
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
triathlon
Holy Trinity / trinity
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
third person (grammar)
Wednesday
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
thirteenth day of a month
the sun, the moon, and the stars
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
third year in junior middle school
clover / trefoil
triangular pyramid (math.)
several / three or five
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
trident
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中, 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 Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei as villains
trigonometry
(old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom) / to criticize / gossip
triglyceride
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
two or three
in twos and threes
riffraff / scum / lowlife / despicable / inferior
triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly / over and over again
the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省, Jilin Province 吉林省 and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡 and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡
third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the 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 to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb
Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记, based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘 (602-664)
to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China
see 三伏
to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab

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