3 strokes
3 画
sān
yī / héng
/
(horizontal stroke)
- three
- more than two; many
sān-fēn
三分
30%; somewhat
sān-fú
三伏
n.
the three hottest periods of the year
sān-míng-zhì
三明治
n.
sandwich
sān-jiǎo
三角
n.
triangle
sān-sī
三思
v.
think carefully
sān-yuè
三月
n.
March
sān-zhī-shǒu
三只手
n.
pickpocket / three hands
sān-cháng-liǎng-duǎn
三长两短
sth. unfortunate (esp. death)
sān-lìng-wǔ-shēn
三令五申
repeatedly
sān-xīn-èr-yì
三心二意
be of two minds
Usage 用法
three
Zhè hái-zi jīn-nián sān suì le.
这孩子今年三岁了。
This child is three years old.
more than two; many
Zhè ge wèn-tí wǒ sān-fān-wǔ-cì de gēn tā shuō guo.
这个问题我三番五次地跟他说过。
I have told him over and over again this problem.
