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  *三* | 三* | *三
three / 3
HSK 1
(loanword) sandwich
HSK 6
triangle
HSK 7-9
over and over again (idiom)
HSK 7-9
three-dimensional / 3D
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  *三* | 三* | *三
surname San
several / three or five
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
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 Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
all walks of life (idiom) / every trade
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
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)
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
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
in groups of three or four (idiom)
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
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
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)
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
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)
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
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
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
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
third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
San Francisco (California)
love triangle
trilogy
Holy Trinity / trinity
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
the sun, the moon, and the stars
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
clover / trefoil
triangular pyramid (math.)
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
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)
triglyceride
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
two or three
in twos and threes
triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
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
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
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
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped
three-dimensional space / 3D
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会, Three-Self Patriotic Movement
pickpocket
repeatedly (idiom)
trigeminal nerve
Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
cosmos (Buddhism)
to coax and plead
separation of powers
the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵 and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙)
(triangular) prism
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)
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘 (602-664)
set square / triangle (for drawing right angles)
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou

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