Word: 三 (sān)

狡兔还有三个窟

jiǎo tù háiyǒu sān gè kū

even a cunning hare has three burrows

现在他们有三个孩子。

Xiànzài tāmen yǒu sān gè háizi.

Now they have three children.

现在是三时正。

Xiànzài shì sān shí zhèng.

It is exactly three o'clock now.

现在是六点三刻，我该回家了。

Xiànzài shì liù diǎn sān kè, wǒ gāi huíjiā le.

It's a quarter to seven, so I should go home.

现存的古画只有三幅。

Xiàncún de gǔhuà zhǐyǒu sān fú.

Only three of the ancient paintings still survive.

甜言美语三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒

tiányánměiyǔ sān dōng nuǎn, èyǔshāngrénliùyuèhán

Sweet words warm the three winter months, cruel words chill the sixth month

男子汉头上三把火

nánzǐhàn tóushàng sān bǎ huǒ

a real man has three fires on his head

男要勤，女要勤，三时茶饭不求人

nán yào qín, nǚ yào qín, sān shí cháfàn bùqiúrén

men must be diligent, women must be diligent, then three meals a day need not beg others

睡觉前我吃了三片药来治疗感冒。

Shuìjiào qián wǒ chīle sān piàn yào lái zhìliáo gǎnmào.

Before going to bed, I took three pills to stop a cold.

离家三里远，别是一乡风

líjiā sān lǐ yuǎn, bié shì yí xiàng fēng

three li from home, it's another village's customs

程咬金上阵，三板斧

chéngyǎojīn shàngzhèn, sān bǎnfǔ

Cheng Yaojin goes into battle: three swings of the axe

练了三年，她终于夺冠。

Liànle sān nián, tā zhōngyú duóguàn.

After three years of training, she finally won the championship.

老大比老二大三岁。

Lǎodà bǐ lǎo'èr dà sān suì.

The eldest is three years older than the second child.

老板已经欠薪三个月了。

Lǎobǎn yǐjīng qiànxīn sān gè yuè le.

The boss has owed wages for three months now.

良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒

liángyán yíjù sān dōng nuǎn, èyǔshāngrénliùyuèhán

one kind word warms three winter months; a cruel word chills one in June

草地上有三匹马在吃草。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu sān pǐ mǎ zài chī cǎo.

There are three horses grazing on the grass.

蛤蟆死了还要跳三跳

háma sǐle hái yào tiào sān tiào

even when a toad is dead it still jumps three times

要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.

话说三遍淡如水

huà shuō sān biàn dàn rú shuǐ

words said three times are bland as water

请列举三个你的优点。

Qǐng lièjǔ sān gè nǐ de yōudiǎn.

Please list three of your strengths.

请把每一页复印三份。

Qǐng bǎ měi yí yè fùyìn sān fèn.

Please make three copies of each page.

请按墙上的指引走到三楼。

Qǐng àn qiáng shàng de zhǐyǐn zǒu dào sān lóu.

Please follow the directions on the wall to the third floor.

请每种各给我三个。

Qǐng měi zhǒng gè gěi wǒ sān gè.

Please give me three of each kind.

读书要三到：口到、眼到、心到

dúshū yào sān dào: kǒu dào, yǎn dào, xīn dào

reading needs three 'arrivals': mouth, eyes, heart

负三也是整数吗？

Fù sān yě shì zhěngshù ma?

Is negative three an integer too?

货有高低三等价,客无远近一般看

huò yǒu gāodī sān děngjià,kè wú yuǎnjìn yìbān kàn

goods have three price grades, high and low; customers, near or far, are looked on alike

这三个小点是省略号。

Zhè sān gè xiǎodiǎn shì shěnglüèhào.

These three little dots are an ellipsis.

这两个城市相差三个小时。

Zhè liǎng gè chéngshì xiāngchà sān gè xiǎoshí.

These two cities are three hours apart in time.

这个帝国存在了三百年。

Zhège dìguó cúnzàile sān bǎinián.

This empire lasted for three hundred years.

这个房间有三扇窗。

Zhège fángjiān yǒu sān shàn chuāng.

This room has three windows.

这个池塘有三米深。

Zhège chítáng yǒu sān mǐ shēn.

The pond is 3 meters deep.

这个给我来三个。

Zhège gěi wǒ lái sān gè.

I'd like three of these.

这个钟每天慢三分钟。

Zhège zhōng měitiān màn sān fēnzhōng.

This clock loses three minutes a day.

这些苹果你们三个人分。

Zhèxiē píngguǒ nǐmen sān gè rén fēn.

Divide these apples between you three.

这件事前后花了三年。

Zhè jiàn shì qiánhòu huāle sān nián.

This whole thing took three years from start to finish.

这份工作的试用期是三个月。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò de shìyòngqī shì sān gè yuè.

The trial period for this job is three months.

这位资深医生已经工作三十年了。

Zhèwèi zīshēn yīshēng yǐjīng gōngzuò sān shínián le.

This senior doctor has been working for thirty years.

这口窑烧了三天三夜。

Zhè kǒu yáo shāole sāntiān sān yè.

This kiln has been firing for three days and nights.

这场爆炸中有三人丧生。

Zhè chǎng bàozhà zhōng yǒu sān rén sàngshēng.

Three people were killed in the explosion.

这块化石有三亿年的历史。

Zhèkuài huàshí yǒu sān yìnián de lìshǐ.

This fossil is three hundred million years old.

这块蛋糕有三个层次。

Zhèkuài dàngāo yǒu sān gè céngcì.

This cake has three layers.

这张沙发起码可以坐三个人。

Zhè zhāng shāfā qǐmǎ kěyǐ zuò sān gè rén.

This sofa can seat three people easily.

这我要三个。

Zhè wǒ yào sān gè.

I'd like three of these.

这是个三步杀。

Zhè shì gè sān bù shā.

It's mate in three.

这本道德经我读了三遍。

Zhè běn Dàodéjīng wǒ dúle sān biàn.

I have read this copy of the Tao Te Ching three times.

这次比赛，我们队拿了三块奖牌。

Zhècì bǐsài, wǒmen duì nále sān kuài jiǎngpái.

In this competition, our team won three medals.

这药要每三个小时服一次。

Zhè yào yào měi sān gè xiǎoshí fú yícì.

This medicine should be taken every three hours.

这部纪录片拍了整整三年。

Zhè bù jìlùpiàn pāile zhěngzhěng sān nián.

This documentary took a full three years to film.

这门课有三个学分。

Zhè mén kè yǒu sān gè xuéfēn.

This course is worth three credits.

这门课涵盖三个部分。

Zhè mén kè hángài sān gè bùfen.

This course comprises three parts.

这饭足够三个人吃。

Zhè fàn zúgòu sān gè rén chī.

This meal is adequate for three.

迟到三小时，真不像话！

Chídào sān xiǎoshí, zhēn búxiànghuà!

Three hours late, that's really outrageous!

那个地方已经干旱三个月了。

Nàge dìfang yǐjīng gānhàn sān gè yuè le.

That area has been in drought for three months now.

那个帝国存在了三百年。

Nàge dìguó cúnzàile sān bǎinián.

That empire lasted for three hundred years.

那辆车是三辆之中最漂亮的。

Nà liàng chē shì sān liàng zhīzhōng zuì piàoliang de.

That car is the most beautiful of the three.

里三层，外三层

lǐ sān céng, wài sān céng

three layers inside, three layers outside

阳光穿过三色云，射向大地。

Yángguāng chuānguò sān sè Yún, shè xiàng dàdì.

The sun shines through the tri-color clouds, shooting towards the earth.

院子里有三棵树。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu sān kē shù.

There are three trees in the yard.

院子里种了三株桃树。

Yuànzi lǐ zhǒng le sān zhū táoshù.

Three peach trees were planted in the yard.

随便选三本书。

Suíbiàn xuǎn sān běn shū.

Choose three books at random.

飞机在三千米的高空飞行。

Fēijī zài sān qiānmǐ de gāokōng fēixíng.

The plane flew at an altitude of 3,000 meters.

马有三肥三瘦，人有三起三落

mǎ yǒu sān féi sān shòu, rén yǒu sān qǐ sān luò

A horse has three fat and three lean times; a person has three rises and three falls

麦盖三层被，头枕馒头睡

Mài gài sān céng bèi, tóuzhěn mántou shuì

wheat covered by three layers of quilt sleeps with its head on steamed buns