三 sān — three

Related words

• 三个代表 sān gè dài biǎo the Three Represents (important thought of the CCP)
• 三农 sān nóng agriculture, rural areas and farmers; the three rural issues
• 三角 sān jiǎo triangle; trigonometry
• 三通 sān tōng the 'three links' (direct mail, transport and trade across the Taiwan Strait)
• 三国 sān guó the Three Kingdoms period
• 再三 zài sān again and again; repeatedly
• 第三产业 dì sān chǎn yè the tertiary industry (service sector)
• 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng triangle
• 三轮车 sān lún chē pedicab/tricycle
• 三角洲 sān jiǎo zhōu delta
• 三北 sān běi the Three-North region (Northwest, North and Northeast China)
• 第三者 dì sān zhě third person/third party (in dispute)/number three in a list
• 三维 sān wéi three-dimensional; three dimensions
• 三更 sān gēng the third watch (around midnight, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.)
• 第三世界 dì sān shì jiè the Third World
• 三位一体 sān wèi yī tǐ trinity; three-in-one
• 初三 chū sān the third day of a lunar month
• 三包 sān bāo "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
• 三九 sān jiǔ the third nine-day period (the coldest days)
• 接二连三 jiē èr lián sān one after another; in rapid succession