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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[sān]
  1. 1. numeral [指数目] three
    本书
    three books
  2. 2. numeral [表示序数] third
    我住层。
    I live on the third floor.
  3. 3. numeral [表示多数] several
    think twice
    番五次
    over and over again
  4. 4. numeral [表示少数] a few
    言两语
    in a few words
    两两
    in twos and threes

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[sān]
  1. 1. numeral three
  2. 2. adjective more than two; several; many

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[sān]
  1. 1. 数目,二加一的和。
  2. 2. 泛指多数
    令五申
    思而行
  3. 3. 数字"三"的大写是"叁"。

Examples

一后面是后面是五, 以此类推, 九后面应该是几?
Three comes after one, five comes after three, and so on, what's after nine? 以此类推
二除六得
2 goes into 6 three times.
他再告诫自己,不要轻举妄动。
Again and again, he cautioned himself against rashness. 告诫
衣裳已经洗了和。
The clothes have been rinsed three times.
估计得走那么、四个钟头才能到。
I think it will take three or four hours to get there. 那么
二(,四)拍子
duple (triple, quadruple) time 拍子
的平方是九。
The square of 3 is 9. 平方
她是拿定了主意“不干己事不张口,一问摇头不知”。
She's made up her mind not to open her mouth about matters that don't concern her, but to shake her head in answer to all questions. 一问三不知
尖瓣
tricuspid valve
他再催询, 事情还是没有进展。
Despite his repeated urging and inquiries, there is still little progress in the matter. 催询

Character Decomposition


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