三

sān

surname San

numeral HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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三

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三
  • 再三zàisānover and over againB6
  • 丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetfulB7
  • 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsān(idiom) one after anotherB7
  • 举一反三jǔyī-fǎnsānto raise one and infer threeB7
  • 三番五次sānfān-wǔcìover and over again (idiom)B7
  • 三角sānjiǎotriangleB7
  • 三维sānwéithree-dimensionalB7

See it in sentences

我有三个苹果。

I have three apples.

现在三点了。

It is three o'clock now.