Chinese words starting with 三 (sān)

342 words.

• 三(sān)峡(xiá) Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
• 三(sān)分(fēn) somewhat
• 三(sān)级(jí) grade 3
• 三(sān)月(yuè) March
• 三(sān)次(cì) third
• 三(sān)藏(zàng) Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
• 三(sān)国(guó) Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
• 三(sān)十(shí) thirty
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)洲(zhōu) delta
• 三(sān)元(yuán) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元 jièyuán, metropolitan 会元 huìyuán and palace 状元 zhuàngyuán
• 三(sān)军(jūn) upper, middle and lower army
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo) triangle
• 三(sān)中(zhōng)全(quán)会(huì) third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)项(xiàng) three items
• 三(sān)代(dài) three generations of a family
• 三(sān)条(tiáo) three of a kind
• 三(sān)通(tōng) T-joint
• 三(sān)世(shì) the Third
• 三(sān)星(xīng) three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 shēnxiù Chinese constellation
• 三(sān)部(bù)曲(qǔ) trilogy
• 三(sān)民(mín)主(zhǔ)义(yì) Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孙中山 Three Principles of the People
• 三(sān)峡(xiá)大(dà)坝(bà) Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
• 三(sān)顾(gù)茅(máo)庐(lú) lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom)
• 三(sān)鲜(xiān) three fresh ingredients
• 三(sān)甲(jiǎ) 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
• 三(sān)维(wéi) three-dimensional
• 三(sān)重(chóng) treble
• 三(sān)个(gè)代(dài)表(biǎo) the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江泽民 jiāngzémín in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
• 三(sān)国(guó)演(yǎn)义(yì) Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 luóguànzhōng, 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 刘备 liúbèi Shu Han 蜀汉 shǔhàn as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 cáocāo Wei 魏 wèi as villains
• 三(sān)五(wǔ)成(chéng)群(qún) in groups of three or four
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo) the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧
• 三(sān)叉(chā)戟(jǐ) trident
• 三(sān)分(fēn)球(qiú) three-point shot
• 三(sān)轮(lún)车(chē) pedicab
• 三(sān)位(wèi)一(yī)体(tǐ) Holy Trinity
• 三(sān)倍(bèi) triple
• 三(sān)八(bā)线(xiàn) 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
• 三(sān)七(qī) pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
• 三(sān)长(cháng)两(liǎng)短(duǎn) unexpected misfortune
• 三(sān)段(duàn)论(lùn) syllogism
• 三(sān)国(guó)志(zhì) History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ, composed by Chen Shou 陈寿 chénshòu in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝 jìncháo, 65 scrolls
• 三(sān)言(yán)两(liǎng)语(yǔ) in a few words
• 三(sān)弦(xián) 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
• 三(sān)菱(líng) Mitsubishi
• 三(sān)两(liǎng) two or three
• 三(sān)焦(jiāo) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
• 三(sān)天(tiān)两(liǎng)头(tóu) lit. twice every three days
• 三(sān)五(wǔ) several
• 三(sān)反(fǎn) "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
• 三(sān)叠(dié)纪(jì) Triassic
• 三(sān)三(sān)两(liǎng)两(liǎng) in twos and threes
• 三(sān)教(jiào) the Three Doctrines
• 三(sān)聚(jù)氰(qíng)胺(àn) melamine C3H6N6
• 三(sān)头(tóu)六(liù)臂(bì) (having) three heads and six arms
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)平(píng)原(yuán) Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龙江 hēilóngjiāng or Amur, Songhua 松花江 sōnghuājiāng, Ussuri 乌苏里江 wūsūlǐjiāng
• 三(sān)井(jǐng) Mitsui
• 三(sān)资(zī)企(qǐ)业(yè) foreign, private and joint ventures
• 三(sān)皇(huáng) the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 suìrén, Fuxi 伏羲 fúxī and Shennong 神农 shénnóng, or 天皇 tiānhuáng, 地皇 dìhuáng and 人皇 rénhuáng
• 三(sān)联(lián)书(shū)店(diàn) Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
• 三(sān)心(xīn)二(èr)意(yì) in two minds about sth
• 三(sān)令(lìng)五(wǔ)申(shēn) to order again and again
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)函(hán)数(shù) trigonometric function
• 三(sān)昧(mèi) Samadhi
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)学(xué) trigonometry
• 三(sān)八(bā) International Women's Day 妇女节 fùnǚjié, 8th March
• 三(sān)叶(yè)虫(chóng) trilobite
• 三(sān)度(dù) third
• 三(sān)番(fān)五(wǔ)次(cì) over and over again
• 三(sān)家(jiā)村(cūn) village of three households
• 三(sān)流(liú) third-rate
• 三(sān)教(jiào)九(jiǔ)流(liú) the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools
• 三(sān)维(wéi)空(kōng)间(jiān) three-dimensional space
• 三(sān)亚(yà)市(shì) Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 hǎinánshěng
• 三(sān)字(zì)经(jīng) swearword
• 三(sān)更(gēng)半(bàn)夜(yè) in the depth of the night
• 三(sān)生(shēng)有(yǒu)幸(xìng) the blessing of three lifetimes
• 三(sān)明(míng)治(zhì) sandwich
• 三(sān)月(yuè)份(fèn) March
• 三(sān)北(běi) China's three northern regions, 东北 dōngběi, 华北 huáběi and 西北 xīběi
• 三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one third
• 三(sān)极(jí)管(guǎn) triode
• 三(sān)脚(jiǎo)猫(māo) sb with only rudimentary skills
• 三(sān)棱(léng)镜(jìng) prism
• 三(sān)皇(huáng)五(wǔ)帝(dì) three sovereigns 三皇 sānhuáng and five emperors 五帝 wǔdì of myth and legend
• 三(sān)合(hé)一(yī) three in one
• 三(sān)无(wú) lacking three key attributes
• 三(sān)脚(jiǎo)架(jià) tripod
• 三(sān)足(zú)鼎(dǐng)立(lì) to form a tripartite balance of power
• 三(sān)妻(qī)四(sì)妾(qiè) to have a harem
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)行(xíng) think three times then go
• 三(sān)星(xīng)堆(duī) archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
• 三(sān)纲(gāng)五(wǔ)常(cháng) three principles and five virtues
• 三(sān)包(bāo) "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
• 三(sān)废(fèi) three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水 fèishuǐ, exhaust gas 废气 fèiqì, industrial slag 废渣 fèizhā
• 三(sān)里(lǐ)屯(tún) Sanlitun
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)烂(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 三(sān)门(mén)峡(xiá)市(shì) Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng
• 三(sān)级(jí)跳(tiào) triple jump
• 三(sān)下(xià)五(wǔ)除(chú)二(èr) three, set five remove two
• 三(sān)岔(chà)口(kǒu) At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水浒传 shuǐhǔzhuàn
• 三(sān)从(cóng)四(sì)德(dé) Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 dé, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)后(hòu)行(xíng) consider carefully in advance
• 三(sān)伏(fú) the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏 chūfú, 中伏 zhōngfú and 末伏 mòfú, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
• 三(sān)明(míng)市(shì) Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 fújiànshěng
• 三(sān)牲(shēng) the three sacrificial animals
• 三(sān)原(yuán)县(xiàn) Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市 xiányángshì, Shaanxi
• 三(sān)文(wén)鱼(yú) salmon
• 三(sān)光(guāng)政(zhèng)策(cè) Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
• 三(sān)合(hé)会(huì) triad, Chinese crime gang
• 三(sān)脚(jiǎo)两(liǎng)步(bù) hurriedly
• 三(sān)价(jià) trivalent
• 三(sān)光(guāng) the sun, the moon, and the stars
• 三(sān)洋(yáng) Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
• 三(sān)百(bǎi)六(liù)十(shí)行(háng) all walks of life
• 三(sān)十(shí)而(ér)立(lì) thirty years old and therefore independent
• 三(sān)缄(jiān)其(qí)口(kǒu) reluctant to speak about it
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)债(zhài) triangular debt
• 三(sān)叶(yè)草(cǎo) clover
• 三(sān)班(bān)倒(dǎo) three-shift system
• 三(sān)重(chóng)奏(zòu) trio
• 三(sān)人(rén)行(xíng) threesome
• 三(sān)河(hé)市(shì) Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市 lángfángshì, Hebei
• 三(sān)只(zhī)手(shǒu) pickpocket
• 三(sān)论(lùn)宗(zōng) Three Treatise School
• 三(sān)番(fān)两(liǎng)次(cì) repeatedly
• 三(sān)鹿(lù) Sanlu
• 三(sān)叉(chā)神(shén)经(jīng) trigeminal nerve
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)铁(tiě) triangle
• 三(sān)连(lián)胜(shèng) hat-trick
• 三(sān)里(lǐ)河(hé) Sanlihe
• 三(sān)尖(jiān)瓣(bàn) tricuspid valve
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)甲(jiǎ)烷(wán) chloroform
• 三(sān)炮(pào) simple-minded person
• 三(sān)七(qī)二(èr)十(shí)一(yī) three sevens are twenty-one
• 三(sān)围(wéi) BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸围 xiōngwéi, waist 腰围 yāowéi and hip 臀围 túnwéi
• 三(sān)级(jí)跳(tiào)远(yuǎn) triple jump
• 三(sān)胞(bāo)胎(tāi) triplets
• 三(sān)都(dū)水(shuǐ)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)县(xiàn) Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)合(hé)院(yuàn) residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides
• 三(sān)星(xīng)集(jí)团(tuán) Samsung Group
• 三(sān)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ) name of "water" radical 氵 shuǐ in Chinese characters
• 三(sān)铁(tiě) triathlon
• 三(sān)七(qī)开(kāi) ratio seventy to thirty
• 三(sān)九(jiǔ)天(tiān) the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
• 三(sān)句(jù)话(huà)不(bù)离(lí)本(běn)行(háng) to talk shop all the time
• 三(sān)氟(fú)化(huà)硼(péng) boron trifluoride
• 三(sān)观(guān) the three core personal values: worldview (世界观 shìjièguān), view of life (人生观 rénshēngguān) and value system
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)恋(liàn)爱(ài) love triangle
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)裤(kù) briefs
• 三(sān)不(bù)管(guǎn) of undetermined status
• 三(sān)田(tián) 3 annual hunting bouts
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)板(bǎn) set square
• 三(sān)亲(qīn)六(liù)故(gù) old friends and relatives
• 三(sān)峡(xiá)水(shuǐ)库(kù) Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
• 三(sān)板(bǎn) sampan
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng) cube
• 三(sān)色(sè)堇(jǐn) pansy
• 三(sān)魂(hún)七(qī)魄(pò) three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
• 三(sān)下(xià)两(liǎng)下(xià) quickly and effortlessly
• 三(sān)不(bù)朽(xiǔ) the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 lìdé, one's service 立功 lìgōng and one's writings 立言 lìyán
• 三(sān)代(dài)同(tóng)堂(táng) three generations under one roof
• 三(sān)体(tǐ)问(wèn)题(tí) three-body problem
• 三(sān)侠(xiá)五(wǔ)义(yì) Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
• 三(sān)元(yuán)区(qū) Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市 sānmíngshì, Fujian
• 三(sān)八(bā)节(jié) International Women's Day
• 三(sān)农(nóng)问(wèn)题(tí) the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 农业 nóngyè, rural areas 农村 nóngcūn and farmers 农民 nóngmín), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
• 三(sān)十(shí)六(liù)计(jì) The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
• 三(sān)台(tái)县(xiàn) Santai, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
• 三(sān)姑(gū)六(liù)婆(pó) women with disreputable or illegal professions
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)金(jīn)莲(lián) bound foot
• 三(sān)屉(tì)桌(zhuō) three-drawer desk
• 三(sān)振(zhèn) to strike out
• 三(sān)文(wén)治(zhì) sandwich
• 三(sān)族(zú) three generations
• 三(sān)旬(xún)九(jiǔ)食(shí) lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days
• 三(sān)朋(péng)四(sì)友(yǒu) friends
• 三(sān)权(quán)分(fēn)立(lì) separation of powers
• 三(sān)水(shuǐ)区(qū) Sanshui, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 fóshānshì, Guangdong
• 三(sān)温(wēn)暖(nuǎn) sauna (loanword)
• 三(sān)瓦(wǎ)两(liǎng)舍(shè) places of pleasure
• 三(sān)相(xiàng)点(diǎn) triple point
• 三(sān)穗(suì)县(xiàn) Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 qiándōngnánmiáozúdòngzúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn) to trisect
• 三(sān)级(jí)片(piàn) third category movie
• 三(sān)聚(jù)体(tǐ) trimer
• 三(sān)节(jié)鞭(biān) three-section staff
• 三(sān)茶(chá)六(liù)饭(fàn) lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
• 三(sān)藩(fān)市(shì) San Francisco
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)旗(qí) triangular flag
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)肌(jī) deltoid muscle
• 三(sān)言(yán)两(liǎng)句(jù) in a few words
• 三(sān)贞(zhēn)九(jiǔ)烈(liè) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
• 三(sān)跪(guì)九(jiǔ)叩(kòu) to kneel three times and kowtow nine times
• 三(sān)轮(lún)车(chē)夫(fū) pedicab driver
• 三(sān)边(biān)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)门(mén)县(xiàn) Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市 tāizhōushì, Zhejiang
• 三(sān)项(xiàng)式(shì) trinomial
• 三(sān)马(mǎ)同(tóng)槽(cáo) three horses at the same trough
• 三(sān)人(rén)成(chéng)虎(hǔ) repeated rumor becomes a fact
• 三(sān)合(hé)土(tǔ) traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components
• 三(sān)味(wèi)线(xiàn) shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
• 三(sān)折(zhé)肱(gōng) break one's arm three times
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)氧(yǎng)磷(lín) phosphorous oxychloride
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)侗(dòng)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)县(xiàn) Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市 liǔzhōushì, Guangxi
• 三(sān)浦(pǔ) Miura
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)带(dài) V-belt
• 三(sān)七(qī)仔(zǐ) pimp
• 三(sān)七(qī)开(kāi)定(dìng)论(lùn) thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
• 三(sān)不(bù) the three no's
• 三(sān)不(bù)五(wǔ)时(shí) from time to time
• 三(sān)不(bù)沾(zhān) air ball
• 三(sān)不(bù)知(zhī) to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
• 三(sān)个(ge)世(shì)界(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
• 三(sān)个(gè)和(hé)尚(shang)没(méi)水(shuǐ)喝(hē) lit. three monks have no water to drink
• 三(sān)个(gè)女(nǚ)人(rén)一(yī)个(gè)墟(xū) three women makes a crowd
• 三(sān)个(ge)女(nǚ)人(rén)一(yī)台(tái)戏(xì) three women are enough for a drama
• 三(sān)仇(chóu) animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
• 三(sān)件(jiàn)套(tào)式(shì)西(xī)装(zhuāng) three-piece suit
• 三(sān)体(tǐ) trisomy
• 三(sān)催(cuī)四(sì)请(qǐng) to coax and plead
• 三(sān)元(yuán)醇(chún) triol
• 三(sān)元(yuán)音(yīn) triphthong
• 三(sān)克(kè)油(yóu) thank you
• 三(sān)八(bā)大(dà)盖(gài) Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• 三(sān)公(gōng)经(jīng)费(fèi) "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
• 三(sān)军(jūn)用(yòng)命(mìng) to throw oneself into the battle
• 三(sān)分(fēn)头(tóu) regular men's haircut
• 三(sān)分(fēn)熟(shú) medium rare
• 三(sān)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)热(rè)度(dù) brief period of enthusiasm
• 三(sān)北(běi)防(fáng)护(hù)林(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
• 三(sān)十(shí)二(èr)相(xiàng) the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
• 三(sān)十(shí)八(bā)度(dù)线(xiàn) 38th parallel
• 三(sān)十(shí)六(liù)字(zì)母(mǔ) thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
• 三(sān)千(qiān)大(dà)千(qiān)世(shì)界(jiè) cosmos
• 三(sān)厢(xiāng) sedan
• 三(sān)反(fǎn)运(yùn)动(dòng) "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
• 三(sān)叶(yè)星(xīng)云(yún) Trifid Nebula, M20
• 三(sān)号(hào)木(mù)杆(gān) spoon
• 三(sān)号(hào)电(diàn)池(chí) C size battery (PRC)
• 三(sān)合(hé)星(xīng) triple star system
• 三(sān)和(hé)弦(xián) triad
• 三(sān)国(guó)史(shǐ)记(jì) History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富轼 jīnfùshì in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句丽 gāogōulí, Baekje 百济 bǎijì, Silla 新罗 xīnluó.
• 三(sān)大(dà)纪(jì)律(lǜ)八(bā)项(xiàng)注(zhù)意(yì) 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
• 三(sān)头(tóu)肌(jī) triceps muscle
• 三(sān)夷(yí)教(jiào) the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
• 三(sān)官(guān)大(dà)帝(dì) the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo)太(tài)监(jiàn) Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和 zhènghé
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo)鸟(niǎo) Oriental dollarbird
• 三(sān)对(duì)三(sān)斗(dòu)牛(niú) three-on-three basketball game
• 三(sān)小(xiǎo) (vulgar) what the hell?
• 三(sān)尖(jiān)杉(shān)酯(zhǐ)碱(jiǎn) harringtonine
• 三(sān)局(jú)两(liǎng)胜(shèng) best of three
• 三(sān)岛(dǎo)由(yóu)纪(jì)夫(fū) Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
• 三(sān)归(guī)依(yī) the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三宝 sānbǎo
• 三(sān)得(dé)利(lì) Suntory, Japanese beverage company
• 三(sān)手(shǒu)病(bìng) repetitive strain injury
• 三(sān)折(zhé)肱(gōng)为(wéi)良(liáng)医(yī) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor
• 三(sān)拗(ào)汤(tāng) san'ao decoction
• 三(sān)斑(bān) common name for paradise fish
• 三(sān)无(wú)产(chǎn)品(pǐn) product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location
• 三(sān)无(wú)人(rén)员(yuán) person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income
• 三(sān)无(wú)企(qǐ)业(yè) enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff
• 三(sān)春(chūn) the three spring months
• 三(sān)更(gēng) third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00
• 三(sān)曹(cáo) the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
• 三(sān)月(yuè)街(jiē) Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族 báizú
• 三(sān)权(quán)鼎(dǐng)立(lì) separation of powers
• 三(sān)柱(zhù)门(mén) (cricket) wicket
• 三(sān)框(kuàng)栏(lán) radical 匚 fāng
• 三(sān)棱(léng)草(cǎo) sedge herb
• 三(sān)次(cì)元(yuán) three-dimensional
• 三(sān)次(cì)幂(mì) cube
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng)程(chéng) cubic equation
• 三(sān)次(cì)曲(qū)线(xiàn) cubic curve
• 三(sān)毛(máo)猫(māo) tortoiseshell cat
• 三(sān)民(mín)区(qū) Sanmin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市 gāoxióngshì, Taiwan
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)化(huà)磷(lín) phosphorous trichloride
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)化(huà)铁(tiě) ferric chloride FeCl3
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)氰(qíng)胺(àn) melamine C3H6N6
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)蔗(zhè)糖(táng) sucralose
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)并(bìng)流(liú) the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江 jīnshājiāng, Lancang River (Mekong) 澜沧江 láncāngjiāng, and Nu River (Salween) 怒江 nùjiāng – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)源(yuán) Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)生(shēng)态(tài)旅(lǚ)游(yóu)区(qū) Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川县 wènchuānxiàn, northwest Sichuan
• 三(sān)沙(shā)市(shì) Sansha, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 hǎinánshěng
• 三(sān)法(fǎ)司(sī) the three judicial chief ministries
• 三(sān)浦(pǔ)梅(méi)园(yuán) MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 价原 jiàyuán
• 三(sān)点(diǎn)全(quán)露(lòu) naked
• 三(sān)用(yòng)电(diàn)表(biǎo) multimeter
• 三(sān)皇(huáng)炮(pào)捶(chuí) Pao Chui
• 三(sān)硝(xiāo)基(jī)甲(jiǎ)苯(běn) trinitrotoluene
• 三(sān)碳(tàn)糖(táng) triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛 gānyóuquán
• 三(sān)磷(lín)酸(suān)腺(xiàn)苷(gān) adenosine triphosphate
• 三(sān)秒(miǎo)胶(jiāo) superglue
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn)角(jiǎo) to trisect an angle
• 三(sān)级(jí)士(shì)官(guān) staff sergeant
• 三(sān)索(suǒ)锦(jǐn)蛇(shé) copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
• 三(sān)联(lián)式(shì)发(fā)票(piào) triplicate uniform invoice, a type of receipt 统一发票 tǒngyīfāpiào issued to a business or organization with a VAT identification number or 统一编号 tǒngyībiānhào
• 三(sān)联(lián)管(guǎn) microtubule triplet
• 三(sān)胚(pēi)层(céng)动(dòng)物(wù) triploblastic animals
• 三(sān)自(zì)教(jiào)会(huì) Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
• 三(sān)自(zì)爱(ài)国(guó)教(jiào)会(huì) Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
• 三(sān)色(sè)猫(māo) calico cat
• 三(sān)色(sè)紫(zǐ)罗(luó)兰(lán) pansy
• 三(sān)苏(sū) the Three Su's
• 三(sān)藏(zàng)法(fǎ)师(shī) (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘 xuánzàng
• 三(sān)藩(fān)之(zhī)乱(luàn) Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
• 三(sān)藩(fān)叛(pàn)乱(luàn) rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)关(guān)系(xì) triangular relationship
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)凳(dèng) three-legged stool
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)巾(jīn) sling
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)座(zuò) Triangulum
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)恋(liàn) love triangle
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)恐(kǒng)龙(lóng) triceratops
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)柱(zhù)体(tǐ) triangular prism
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)法(fǎ) trigonometry
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)测(cè)量(liáng)法(fǎ) triangulation
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)腹(fù)带(dài) athletic supporter
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)裤(kù)衩(chǎ) briefs
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)锥(zhuī) triangular pyramid
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)龙(lóng) triceratops
• 三(sān)貂(diāo)角(jiǎo) Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
• 三(sān)足(zú)乌(wū) three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun
• 三(sān)足(zú)金(jīn)乌(wū) three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)啄(zhuó)木(mù)鸟(niǎo) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)滨(bīn)鹬(yù) sanderling
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)翠(cuì)鸟(niǎo) black-backed dwarf kingfisher
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)鸥(ōu) black-legged kittiwake
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)鸦(yā)雀(què) three-toed parrotbill
• 三(sān)蹦(bèng)子(zi) motorized three-wheeler
• 三(sān)退(tuì) withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
• 三(sān)道(dào)眉(méi)草(cǎo)鹀(wú) meadow bunting
• 三(sān)酸(suān)甘(gān)油(yóu)酯(zhǐ) triglyceride
• 三(sān)键(jiàn) triple bond
• 三(sān)陪(péi)小(xiǎo)姐(jie) female escort
• 三(sān)音(yīn) third
• 三(sān)音(yīn)度(dù) third
• 三(sān)项(xiàng)全(quán)能(néng) triathlon
• 三(sān)驾(jià)马(mǎ)车(chē) troika
• 三(sān)魂(hún) three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
• 三(sān)鹿(lù)集(jí)团(tuán) Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
• 三(sān)麻(má) three-player mahjong

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• 三(sān)峽(xiá) Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
• 三(sān)分(fēn) somewhat
• 三(sān)級(jí) grade 3
• 三(sān)月(yuè) March
• 三(sān)次(cì) third
• 三(sān)藏(zàng) Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
• 三(sān)國(guó) Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
• 三(sān)十(shí) thirty
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)洲(zhōu) delta
• 三(sān)元(yuán) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元 jièyuán, metropolitan 会元 huìyuán and palace 状元 zhuàngyuán
• 三(sān)軍(jūn) upper, middle and lower army
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo) triangle
• 三(sān)中(zhōng)全(quán)會(huì) third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)項(xiàng) three items
• 三(sān)代(dài) three generations of a family
• 三(sān)條(tiáo) three of a kind
• 三(sān)通(tōng) T-joint
• 三(sān)世(shì) the Third
• 三(sān)星(xīng) three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 shēnxiù Chinese constellation
• 三(sān)部(bù)曲(qǔ) trilogy
• 三(sān)民(mín)主(zhǔ)義(yì) Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孙中山 Three Principles of the People
• 三(sān)峽(xiá)大(dà)壩(bà) Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
• 三(sān)顧(gù)茅(máo)廬(lú) lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom)
• 三(sān)鮮(xiān) three fresh ingredients
• 三(sān)甲(jiǎ) 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
• 三(sān)維(wéi) three-dimensional
• 三(sān)重(chóng) treble
• 三(sān)個(gè)代(dài)表(biǎo) the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江泽民 jiāngzémín in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
• 三(sān)國(guó)演(yǎn)義(yì) Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 luóguànzhōng, 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 刘备 liúbèi Shu Han 蜀汉 shǔhàn as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 cáocāo Wei 魏 wèi as villains
• 三(sān)五(wǔ)成(chéng)群(qún) in groups of three or four
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo) the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧
• 三(sān)叉(chā)戟(jǐ) trident
• 三(sān)分(fēn)球(qiú) three-point shot
• 三(sān)輪(lún)車(chē) pedicab
• 三(sān)位(wèi)一(yī)體(tǐ) Holy Trinity
• 三(sān)倍(bèi) triple
• 三(sān)八(bā)線(xiàn) 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
• 三(sān)七(qī) pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
• 三(sān)長(cháng)兩(liǎng)短(duǎn) unexpected misfortune
• 三(sān)段(duàn)論(lùn) syllogism
• 三(sān)國(guó)志(zhì) History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ, composed by Chen Shou 陈寿 chénshòu in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝 jìncháo, 65 scrolls
• 三(sān)言(yán)兩(liǎng)語(yǔ) in a few words
• 三(sān)弦(xián) 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
• 三(sān)菱(líng) Mitsubishi
• 三(sān)兩(liǎng) two or three
• 三(sān)焦(jiāo) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
• 三(sān)天(tiān)兩(liǎng)頭(tóu) lit. twice every three days
• 三(sān)五(wǔ) several
• 三(sān)反(fǎn) "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
• 三(sān)疊(dié)紀(jì) Triassic
• 三(sān)三(sān)兩(liǎng)兩(liǎng) in twos and threes
• 三(sān)教(jiào) the Three Doctrines
• 三(sān)聚(jù)氰(qíng)胺(àn) melamine C3H6N6
• 三(sān)頭(tóu)六(liù)臂(bì) (having) three heads and six arms
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)平(píng)原(yuán) Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龙江 hēilóngjiāng or Amur, Songhua 松花江 sōnghuājiāng, Ussuri 乌苏里江 wūsūlǐjiāng
• 三(sān)井(jǐng) Mitsui
• 三(sān)資(zī)企(qǐ)業(yè) foreign, private and joint ventures
• 三(sān)皇(huáng) the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 suìrén, Fuxi 伏羲 fúxī and Shennong 神农 shénnóng, or 天皇 tiānhuáng, 地皇 dìhuáng and 人皇 rénhuáng
• 三(sān)聯(lián)書(shū)店(diàn) Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
• 三(sān)心(xīn)二(èr)意(yì) in two minds about sth
• 三(sān)令(lìng)五(wǔ)申(shēn) to order again and again
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)函(hán)數(shù) trigonometric function
• 三(sān)昧(mèi) Samadhi
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)學(xué) trigonometry
• 三(sān)八(bā) International Women's Day 妇女节 fùnǚjié, 8th March
• 三(sān)葉(yè)蟲(chóng) trilobite
• 三(sān)度(dù) third
• 三(sān)番(fān)五(wǔ)次(cì) over and over again
• 三(sān)家(jiā)村(cūn) village of three households
• 三(sān)流(liú) third-rate
• 三(sān)教(jiào)九(jiǔ)流(liú) the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools
• 三(sān)維(wéi)空(kōng)間(jiān) three-dimensional space
• 三(sān)亞(yà)市(shì) Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 hǎinánshěng
• 三(sān)字(zì)經(jīng) swearword
• 三(sān)更(gēng)半(bàn)夜(yè) in the depth of the night
• 三(sān)生(shēng)有(yǒu)幸(xìng) the blessing of three lifetimes
• 三(sān)明(míng)治(zhì) sandwich
• 三(sān)月(yuè)份(fèn) March
• 三(sān)北(běi) China's three northern regions, 东北 dōngběi, 华北 huáběi and 西北 xīběi
• 三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one third
• 三(sān)極(jí)管(guǎn) triode
• 三(sān)腳(jiǎo)貓(māo) sb with only rudimentary skills
• 三(sān)稜(léng)鏡(jìng) prism
• 三(sān)皇(huáng)五(wǔ)帝(dì) three sovereigns 三皇 sānhuáng and five emperors 五帝 wǔdì of myth and legend
• 三(sān)合(hé)一(yī) three in one
• 三(sān)無(wú) lacking three key attributes
• 三(sān)腳(jiǎo)架(jià) tripod
• 三(sān)足(zú)鼎(dǐng)立(lì) to form a tripartite balance of power
• 三(sān)妻(qī)四(sì)妾(qiè) to have a harem
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)行(xíng) think three times then go
• 三(sān)星(xīng)堆(duī) archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
• 三(sān)綱(gāng)五(wǔ)常(cháng) three principles and five virtues
• 三(sān)包(bāo) "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
• 三(sān)廢(fèi) three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水 fèishuǐ, exhaust gas 废气 fèiqì, industrial slag 废渣 fèizhā
• 三(sān)里(lǐ)屯(tún) Sanlitun
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)爛(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 三(sān)門(mén)峽(xiá)市(shì) Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng
• 三(sān)級(jí)跳(tiào) triple jump
• 三(sān)下(xià)五(wǔ)除(chú)二(èr) three, set five remove two
• 三(sān)岔(chà)口(kǒu) At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水浒传 shuǐhǔzhuàn
• 三(sān)從(cóng)四(sì)德(dé) Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 dé, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)後(hòu)行(xíng) consider carefully in advance
• 三(sān)伏(fú) the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏 chūfú, 中伏 zhōngfú and 末伏 mòfú, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
• 三(sān)明(míng)市(shì) Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 fújiànshěng
• 三(sān)牲(shēng) the three sacrificial animals
• 三(sān)原(yuán)縣(xiàn) Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市 xiányángshì, Shaanxi
• 三(sān)文(wén)魚(yú) salmon
• 三(sān)光(guāng)政(zhèng)策(cè) Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
• 三(sān)合(hé)會(huì) triad, Chinese crime gang
• 三(sān)腳(jiǎo)兩(liǎng)步(bù) hurriedly
• 三(sān)價(jià) trivalent
• 三(sān)光(guāng) the sun, the moon, and the stars
• 三(sān)洋(yáng) Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
• 三(sān)百(bǎi)六(liù)十(shí)行(háng) all walks of life
• 三(sān)十(shí)而(ér)立(lì) thirty years old and therefore independent
• 三(sān)緘(jiān)其(qí)口(kǒu) reluctant to speak about it
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)債(zhài) triangular debt
• 三(sān)葉(yè)草(cǎo) clover
• 三(sān)班(bān)倒(dǎo) three-shift system
• 三(sān)重(chóng)奏(zòu) trio
• 三(sān)人(rén)行(xíng) threesome
• 三(sān)河(hé)市(shì) Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市 lángfángshì, Hebei
• 三(sān)隻(zhī)手(shǒu) pickpocket
• 三(sān)論(lùn)宗(zōng) Three Treatise School
• 三(sān)番(fān)兩(liǎng)次(cì) repeatedly
• 三(sān)鹿(lù) Sanlu
• 三(sān)叉(chā)神(shén)經(jīng) trigeminal nerve
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)鐵(tiě) triangle
• 三(sān)連(lián)勝(shèng) hat-trick
• 三(sān)里(lǐ)河(hé) Sanlihe
• 三(sān)尖(jiān)瓣(bàn) tricuspid valve
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)甲(jiǎ)烷(wán) chloroform
• 三(sān)炮(pào) simple-minded person
• 三(sān)七(qī)二(èr)十(shí)一(yī) three sevens are twenty-one
• 三(sān)圍(wéi) BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸围 xiōngwéi, waist 腰围 yāowéi and hip 臀围 túnwéi
• 三(sān)級(jí)跳(tiào)遠(yuǎn) triple jump
• 三(sān)胞(bāo)胎(tāi) triplets
• 三(sān)都(dū)水(shuǐ)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)縣(xiàn) Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)合(hé)院(yuàn) residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides
• 三(sān)星(xīng)集(jí)團(tuán) Samsung Group
• 三(sān)點(diǎn)水(shuǐ) name of "water" radical 氵 shuǐ in Chinese characters
• 三(sān)鐵(tiě) triathlon
• 三(sān)七(qī)開(kāi) ratio seventy to thirty
• 三(sān)九(jiǔ)天(tiān) the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
• 三(sān)句(jù)話(huà)不(bù)離(lí)本(běn)行(háng) to talk shop all the time
• 三(sān)氟(fú)化(huà)硼(péng) boron trifluoride
• 三(sān)觀(guān) the three core personal values: worldview (世界观 shìjièguān), view of life (人生观 rénshēngguān) and value system
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)戀(liàn)愛(ài) love triangle
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)褲(kù) briefs
• 三(sān)不(bù)管(guǎn) of undetermined status
• 三(sān)田(tián) 3 annual hunting bouts
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)板(bǎn) set square
• 三(sān)親(qīn)六(liù)故(gù) old friends and relatives
• 三(sān)峽(xiá)水(shuǐ)庫(kù) Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
• 三(sān)板(bǎn) sampan
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng) cube
• 三(sān)色(sè)堇(jǐn) pansy
• 三(sān)魂(hún)七(qī)魄(pò) three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
• 三(sān)下(xià)兩(liǎng)下(xià) quickly and effortlessly
• 三(sān)不(bù)朽(xiǔ) the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 lìdé, one's service 立功 lìgōng and one's writings 立言 lìyán
• 三(sān)代(dài)同(tóng)堂(táng) three generations under one roof
• 三(sān)體(tǐ)問(wèn)題(tí) three-body problem
• 三(sān)俠(xiá)五(wǔ)義(yì) Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
• 三(sān)元(yuán)區(qū) Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市 sānmíngshì, Fujian
• 三(sān)八(bā)節(jié) International Women's Day
• 三(sān)農(nóng)問(wèn)題(tí) the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 农业 nóngyè, rural areas 农村 nóngcūn and farmers 农民 nóngmín), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
• 三(sān)十(shí)六(liù)計(jì) The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
• 三(sān)台(tái)縣(xiàn) Santai, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
• 三(sān)姑(gū)六(liù)婆(pó) women with disreputable or illegal professions
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)金(jīn)蓮(lián) bound foot
• 三(sān)屜(tì)桌(zhuō) three-drawer desk
• 三(sān)振(zhèn) to strike out
• 三(sān)文(wén)治(zhì) sandwich
• 三(sān)族(zú) three generations
• 三(sān)旬(xún)九(jiǔ)食(shí) lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days
• 三(sān)朋(péng)四(sì)友(yǒu) friends
• 三(sān)權(quán)分(fēn)立(lì) separation of powers
• 三(sān)水(shuǐ)區(qū) Sanshui, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 fóshānshì, Guangdong
• 三(sān)溫(wēn)暖(nuǎn) sauna (loanword)
• 三(sān)瓦(wǎ)兩(liǎng)舍(shè) places of pleasure
• 三(sān)相(xiàng)點(diǎn) triple point
• 三(sān)穗(suì)縣(xiàn) Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 qiándōngnánmiáozúdòngzúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn) to trisect
• 三(sān)級(jí)片(piàn) third category movie
• 三(sān)聚(jù)體(tǐ) trimer
• 三(sān)節(jié)鞭(biān) three-section staff
• 三(sān)茶(chá)六(liù)飯(fàn) lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
• 三(sān)藩(fān)市(shì) San Francisco
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)旗(qí) triangular flag
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)肌(jī) deltoid muscle
• 三(sān)言(yán)兩(liǎng)句(jù) in a few words
• 三(sān)貞(zhēn)九(jiǔ)烈(liè) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
• 三(sān)跪(guì)九(jiǔ)叩(kòu) to kneel three times and kowtow nine times
• 三(sān)輪(lún)車(chē)夫(fū) pedicab driver
• 三(sān)邊(biān)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)門(mén)縣(xiàn) Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市 tāizhōushì, Zhejiang
• 三(sān)項(xiàng)式(shì) trinomial
• 三(sān)馬(mǎ)同(tóng)槽(cáo) three horses at the same trough
• 三(sān)人(rén)成(chéng)虎(hǔ) repeated rumor becomes a fact
• 三(sān)合(hé)土(tǔ) traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components
• 三(sān)味(wèi)線(xiàn) shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
• 三(sān)折(zhé)肱(gōng) break one's arm three times
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)氧(yǎng)磷(lín) phosphorous oxychloride
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)侗(dòng)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)縣(xiàn) Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市 liǔzhōushì, Guangxi
• 三(sān)浦(pǔ) Miura
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)帶(dài) V-belt
• 三(sān)七(qī)仔(zǐ) pimp
• 三(sān)七(qī)開(kāi)定(dìng)論(lùn) thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
• 三(sān)不(bù) the three no's
• 三(sān)不(bù)五(wǔ)時(shí) from time to time
• 三(sān)不(bù)沾(zhān) air ball
• 三(sān)不(bù)知(zhī) to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
• 三(sān)個(ge)世(shì)界(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
• 三(sān)個(gè)和(hé)尚(shang)沒(méi)水(shuǐ)喝(hē) lit. three monks have no water to drink
• 三(sān)個(gè)女(nǚ)人(rén)一(yī)個(gè)墟(xū) three women makes a crowd
• 三(sān)個(ge)女(nǚ)人(rén)一(yī)臺(tái)戲(xì) three women are enough for a drama
• 三(sān)仇(chóu) animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
• 三(sān)件(jiàn)套(tào)式(shì)西(xī)裝(zhuāng) three-piece suit
• 三(sān)體(tǐ) trisomy
• 三(sān)催(cuī)四(sì)請(qǐng) to coax and plead
• 三(sān)元(yuán)醇(chún) triol
• 三(sān)元(yuán)音(yīn) triphthong
• 三(sān)克(kè)油(yóu) thank you
• 三(sān)八(bā)大(dà)蓋(gài) Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• 三(sān)公(gōng)經(jīng)費(fèi) "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
• 三(sān)軍(jūn)用(yòng)命(mìng) to throw oneself into the battle
• 三(sān)分(fēn)頭(tóu) regular men's haircut
• 三(sān)分(fēn)熟(shú) medium rare
• 三(sān)分(fēn)鐘(zhōng)熱(rè)度(dù) brief period of enthusiasm
• 三(sān)北(běi)防(fáng)護(hù)林(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
• 三(sān)十(shí)二(èr)相(xiàng) the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
• 三(sān)十(shí)八(bā)度(dù)線(xiàn) 38th parallel
• 三(sān)十(shí)六(liù)字(zì)母(mǔ) thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
• 三(sān)千(qiān)大(dà)千(qiān)世(shì)界(jiè) cosmos
• 三(sān)廂(xiāng) sedan
• 三(sān)反(fǎn)運(yùn)動(dòng) "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
• 三(sān)葉(yè)星(xīng)雲(yún) Trifid Nebula, M20
• 三(sān)號(hào)木(mù)桿(gān) spoon
• 三(sān)號(hào)電(diàn)池(chí) C size battery (PRC)
• 三(sān)合(hé)星(xīng) triple star system
• 三(sān)和(hé)弦(xián) triad
• 三(sān)國(guó)史(shǐ)記(jì) History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富轼 jīnfùshì in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句丽 gāogōulí, Baekje 百济 bǎijì, Silla 新罗 xīnluó.
• 三(sān)大(dà)紀(jì)律(lǜ)八(bā)項(xiàng)注(zhù)意(yì) 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
• 三(sān)頭(tóu)肌(jī) triceps muscle
• 三(sān)夷(yí)教(jiào) the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
• 三(sān)官(guān)大(dà)帝(dì) the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo)太(tài)監(jiàn) Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和 zhènghé
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo)鳥(niǎo) Oriental dollarbird
• 三(sān)對(duì)三(sān)鬥(dòu)牛(niú) three-on-three basketball game
• 三(sān)小(xiǎo) (vulgar) what the hell?
• 三(sān)尖(jiān)杉(shān)酯(zhǐ)鹼(jiǎn) harringtonine
• 三(sān)局(jú)兩(liǎng)勝(shèng) best of three
• 三(sān)島(dǎo)由(yóu)紀(jì)夫(fū) Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
• 三(sān)歸(guī)依(yī) the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三宝 sānbǎo
• 三(sān)得(dé)利(lì) Suntory, Japanese beverage company
• 三(sān)手(shǒu)病(bìng) repetitive strain injury
• 三(sān)折(zhé)肱(gōng)為(wéi)良(liáng)醫(yī) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor
• 三(sān)拗(ào)湯(tāng) san'ao decoction
• 三(sān)斑(bān) common name for paradise fish
• 三(sān)無(wú)產(chǎn)品(pǐn) product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location
• 三(sān)無(wú)人(rén)員(yuán) person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income
• 三(sān)無(wú)企(qǐ)業(yè) enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff
• 三(sān)春(chūn) the three spring months
• 三(sān)更(gēng) third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00
• 三(sān)曹(cáo) the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
• 三(sān)月(yuè)街(jiē) Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族 báizú
• 三(sān)權(quán)鼎(dǐng)立(lì) separation of powers
• 三(sān)柱(zhù)門(mén) (cricket) wicket
• 三(sān)框(kuàng)欄(lán) radical 匚 fāng
• 三(sān)稜(léng)草(cǎo) sedge herb
• 三(sān)次(cì)元(yuán) three-dimensional
• 三(sān)次(cì)冪(mì) cube
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng)程(chéng) cubic equation
• 三(sān)次(cì)曲(qū)線(xiàn) cubic curve
• 三(sān)毛(máo)貓(māo) tortoiseshell cat
• 三(sān)民(mín)區(qū) Sanmin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市 gāoxióngshì, Taiwan
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)化(huà)磷(lín) phosphorous trichloride
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)化(huà)鐵(tiě) ferric chloride FeCl3
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)氰(qíng)胺(àn) melamine C3H6N6
• 三(sān)氯(lǜ)蔗(zhè)糖(táng) sucralose
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)並(bìng)流(liú) the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江 jīnshājiāng, Lancang River (Mekong) 澜沧江 láncāngjiāng, and Nu River (Salween) 怒江 nùjiāng – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)源(yuán) Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
• 三(sān)江(jiāng)生(shēng)態(tài)旅(lǚ)遊(yóu)區(qū) Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川县 wènchuānxiàn, northwest Sichuan
• 三(sān)沙(shā)市(shì) Sansha, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 hǎinánshěng
• 三(sān)法(fǎ)司(sī) the three judicial chief ministries
• 三(sān)浦(pǔ)梅(méi)園(yuán) MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 价原 jiàyuán
• 三(sān)點(diǎn)全(quán)露(lòu) naked
• 三(sān)用(yòng)電(diàn)表(biǎo) multimeter
• 三(sān)皇(huáng)炮(pào)捶(chuí) Pao Chui
• 三(sān)硝(xiāo)基(jī)甲(jiǎ)苯(běn) trinitrotoluene
• 三(sān)碳(tàn)糖(táng) triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛 gānyóuquán
• 三(sān)磷(lín)酸(suān)腺(xiàn)苷(gān) adenosine triphosphate
• 三(sān)秒(miǎo)膠(jiāo) superglue
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn)角(jiǎo) to trisect an angle
• 三(sān)級(jí)士(shì)官(guān) staff sergeant
• 三(sān)索(suǒ)錦(jǐn)蛇(shé) copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
• 三(sān)聯(lián)式(shì)發(fā)票(piào) triplicate uniform invoice, a type of receipt 统一发票 tǒngyīfāpiào issued to a business or organization with a VAT identification number or 统一编号 tǒngyībiānhào
• 三(sān)聯(lián)管(guǎn) microtubule triplet
• 三(sān)胚(pēi)層(céng)動(dòng)物(wù) triploblastic animals
• 三(sān)自(zì)教(jiào)會(huì) Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
• 三(sān)自(zì)愛(ài)國(guó)教(jiào)會(huì) Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
• 三(sān)色(sè)貓(māo) calico cat
• 三(sān)色(sè)紫(zǐ)羅(luó)蘭(lán) pansy
• 三(sān)蘇(sū) the Three Su's
• 三(sān)藏(zàng)法(fǎ)師(shī) (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘 xuánzàng
• 三(sān)藩(fān)之(zhī)亂(luàn) Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
• 三(sān)藩(fān)叛(pàn)亂(luàn) rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)關(guān)係(xì) triangular relationship
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)凳(dèng) three-legged stool
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)巾(jīn) sling
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)座(zuò) Triangulum
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)戀(liàn) love triangle
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)恐(kǒng)龍(lóng) triceratops
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)柱(zhù)體(tǐ) triangular prism
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)法(fǎ) trigonometry
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)測(cè)量(liáng)法(fǎ) triangulation
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)腹(fù)帶(dài) athletic supporter
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)褲(kù)衩(chǎ) briefs
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)錐(zhuī) triangular pyramid
• 三(sān)角(jiǎo)龍(lóng) triceratops
• 三(sān)貂(diāo)角(jiǎo) Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
• 三(sān)足(zú)烏(wū) three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun
• 三(sān)足(zú)金(jīn)烏(wū) three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)啄(zhuó)木(mù)鳥(niǎo) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)濱(bīn)鷸(yù) sanderling
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)翠(cuì)鳥(niǎo) black-backed dwarf kingfisher
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)鷗(ōu) black-legged kittiwake
• 三(sān)趾(zhǐ)鴉(yā)雀(què) three-toed parrotbill
• 三(sān)蹦(bèng)子(zi) motorized three-wheeler
• 三(sān)退(tuì) withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
• 三(sān)道(dào)眉(méi)草(cǎo)鵐(wú) meadow bunting
• 三(sān)酸(suān)甘(gān)油(yóu)酯(zhǐ) triglyceride
• 三(sān)鍵(jiàn) triple bond
• 三(sān)陪(péi)小(xiǎo)姐(jie) female escort
• 三(sān)音(yīn) third
• 三(sān)音(yīn)度(dù) third
• 三(sān)項(xiàng)全(quán)能(néng) triathlon
• 三(sān)駕(jià)馬(mǎ)車(chē) troika
• 三(sān)魂(hún) three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
• 三(sān)鹿(lù)集(jí)團(tuán) Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
• 三(sān)麻(má) three-player mahjong