三国 sān guó — the Three Kingdoms period

三国
sān guó

Characters: 三 · 国

Definitions

  1. the Three Kingdoms period

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
  2. any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658

zdic(汉典)

  1. 东汉后魏、蜀、吴鼎立的历史时期(220-280年),有时也包含汉献帝在位时期(189-220年)。
  2. 特指魏、蜀、吴三个政权。

ExtDict

  1. 魏、蜀、吴三国并立的时期(魏,公元220-265
  2. 蜀,公元221-263
  3. 吴,公元222-280)。参看1369页“魏”、1215页“蜀”、1387页“吴”。

Examples

  • 三国时期,魏、蜀、吴三足鼎立。

    During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu, and Wu stood as three rivals.

  • 他是个三国迷,对那段历史了如指掌。

    He is a Three Kingdoms buff and knows that history thoroughly.

  • 《三国演义》写尽了那个时代的英雄豪杰。

    Romance of the Three Kingdoms depicts the heroes of that era to the full.