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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
(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
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
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *三* | 三* | *三
surname San
several / three or five
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北, 華北|华北 and 西北
(triangular) prism
pedicab / tricycle
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
thirteen / 13
mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
spoon (golf)
three-dimensional / the real world (cf. 二次元)
three in one / triple
Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德, one's service 立功 and one's writings 立言 (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传)
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞 and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
trisomy
all walks of life (idiom) / every trade
cosmos (Buddhism)
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
somewhat / to some degree
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界觀|世界观), view of life (人生觀|人生观) and value system (價值觀|价值观)
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
Mozambique (Tw)
triangle
scalene triangle
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
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)
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
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
melamine C3H6N6
motorbike with sidecar
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
in groups of three or four (idiom)
lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly / over and over again
triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
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
to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules
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
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
third year in junior middle school
confused / disorderly / incoherent
triple point (thermodynamics)
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
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)
third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone
British Isles
(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
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
major third (musical interval)
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
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
"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
syllogism (deduction in logic)
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
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)
triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元, metropolitan 會元|会元 and palace 狀元|状元
the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
(loanword) sandwich
tripod / derrick crane
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
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
equilateral triangle
third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
San Francisco (California)
love triangle

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