Text matches for “三”

a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

(bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"

triangle / (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[sān jiǎo xué])

three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)

to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself

great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè])

nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism

seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls

see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]

the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[sān bǎo]

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[sān jí jiǎ děng])

three sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng] and five emperors 五帝[wǔ dì] of myth and legend / the earliest system of Chinese historiography

three items / three events / three terms / tri- / trinomial, ternary (math.) / triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)

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[Sān guó Yǎn yì] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liú Bèi] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng] to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb

the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[sān fú]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

(Tw) C size battery (PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[sān hào diàn chí])

AA battery (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[sān hào diàn chí]

man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[Sān zì Jīng])

(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dǎn], stomach 胃[wèi], large intestine 大腸|大肠[dà cháng], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiǎo cháng], triple heater 三焦[sān jiāo], bladder 膀胱[páng guāng]

to come to the end of the hottest period of the year (known as 三伏[sān fú])

(lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) / (fig.) things are constantly changing

the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[sān fú]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days

the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hóng lóu Mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]

ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[sān fú tiān]

numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次[yī cì], 三套[sān tào], 五本[wǔ běn] etc)

the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[sān fú]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August

to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)

approximate number / imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十幾|十几[shí jǐ], 兩三百|两三百[liǎng sān bǎi], 一千多[yī qiān duō])

democracy / civil liberties / principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[shè shì sān rén], the three people involved) / (archaic) to recount the events

to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ])

to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ]) / to expound one's theory

(of streams) to come together / to converge / confluence / (fig.) compendium / (fig.) aggregation / (in the name of a shop) emporium / (Tw) club sandwich (abbr. for 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zǒng huì sān míng zhì])

(Tw) club sandwich (variant of 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zǒng huì sān míng zhì])

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]

see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]

musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)