sān
三
three
HSK 2.0 · 1
HSK 3.0 · 1
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03 · Details
Meaning, words & where you learn it
Taught in your lessons 课程
时间与日期Lesson 3 · Time & Dates
饮食与点菜Lesson 4 · Food & Ordering
运动Lesson 15 · Sports & Exercise
在哪儿Lesson 17 · Where Is It?
看病Lesson 21 · Seeing a Doctor
考试Lesson 22 · Exams & Study
你几岁HSK 3.0 · Lesson 2 · Numbers and Age
vocab
在学校HSK 3.0 · Lesson 7 · At School
买东西HSK 3.0 · Lesson 10 · Shopping
我的房间HSK 3.0 · Lesson 12 · My Room
Words with 三
再三 zài sān
over and over again; again and again
HSK 4
三明治 sān míng zhì
sandwich (loanword)
HSK 6
三角 sān jiǎo
triangle
HSK 7–9
三维 sān wéi
three-dimensional; 3D
HSK 7–9
接二连三 jiē èr lián sān
one after another (idiom); in quick succession
HSK 7–9
三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì
over and over again (idiom)
HSK 7–9
举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān
to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
HSK 7–9
朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive
HSK 7–9
丢三落四 diū sān là sì
forgetful; empty-headed
Examples from your lessons
- 今天是星期三。 Today is Wednesday. Lesson 3
- 三十五块。 35 yuan. Lesson 4
- 我一个星期跑三次步，身体很好。 I run three times a week, and I'm very healthy. Lesson 15
- 在三楼。你向右走，第一个教室就是。 On the third floor. Go right — it's the first classroom. Lesson 17
- 医生让我每天吃三次药。 The doctor told me to take medicine three times a day. Lesson 21
- 第三个题我做错了。 I got the third question wrong. Lesson 22
Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)