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[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 (1 result)

[sān]
  1. 1. trois
  2. 2. three

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[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"。

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咱们个人把这笔钱十一地分了吧。
Let's divide the money evenly between the three of us.
他常年坚持锻炼,冬练九,夏练伏。
He keeps exercising all year around, even in the hottest days in summer and the coldest days in winter.
角形的这两个对角都是十度。
This triangle has two angles of 30°.
瓣心形小叶聚生在一起的那种叶草,还有个昵称,叫做“幸运草”。
That kind of clover, with three heart-shaped small leaves growing together, has the nickname "lucky grass".
他们的旅游网站新开设了一个“峡揽胜”专区,专门介绍峡旅游信息。
On their tour website, they have a new area featuring information on their sightseeing tours to the Three Gorges.
你们要严格按照门前包的有关规定,搞好自己单位门前的项工作。
You should firmly follow related prescriptions about "three pieces of duty to the administration of resident's front land", and do a good job of managing the front land of your own company.
他今年胖了许多,臀围从尺长到了尺五。
He has put on a lot of weight this year, his hip measurement growing from 3 feet to 3.5 feet.
经过我军夜的苦战,敌人终于抵挡不住了,送来了降表。
The enemy finally issued a document of surrender, after fighting for three days and three nights.
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?
我一路上只看见两两的散兵游勇。
I just saw several stragglers and disbanded soldiers on my way.

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nciku Note

Financial Characters

Financial Characters
大写
dà xiě

Capitalization of Chinese numerals began in the Ming Dynasty to prevent forgeries on official documents. Today they are used in the banking and financial fields. They also appear on today’s RMB.

Zero líng
One
Two èr
Three sān
Four
Five
Six liù
Seven
Eight
Nine jiǔ
Ten shí
Hundred bǎi
Thousand   qiān

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