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张三

Zhāng Sāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhāng Sān], 李四[Lǐ Sì], 王五[Wáng Wǔ] Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a80538d2cc2fe1d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

張三 张三 [Zhang1 San1] /Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/(dialect) wolf/

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Other forms in these source records: 張三

  • 张
    zhāng

    to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

    Zhāng

    surname Zhang

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

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