再三
zài sān
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over and over again;
again and again
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丢三落四
diū sān là sì
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forgetful;
empty-headed
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三明治
sān míng zhì
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sandwich (loanword);
CL:個|个[ge4]
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三十
sān shí
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thirty;
30
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星期三
xīng qī sān
|
Wednesday
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周三
zhōu sān
|
Wednesday
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三角
sān jiǎo
|
triangle
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三分
sān fēn
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somewhat;
to some degree
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十三
shí sān
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thirteen;
13
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三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
|
one third
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三月
sān yuè
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March;
third month (of the lunar year)
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三八
sān bā
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International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March;
foolish;
stupid
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第三世界
dì sān shì jiè
|
Third World
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第三者
dì sān zhě
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sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship;
the other woman;
the other man;
third person;
third party (in dispute);
disinterested party;
number three in a list
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三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
|
delta (geography)
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三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
|
triangle
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说三道四
shuō sān dào sì
|
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom);
to criticize;
gossip
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三流
sān liú
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third-rate;
inferior
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三维
sān wéi
|
three-dimensional;
3D
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三长两短
sān cháng liǎng duǎn
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unexpected misfortune;
unexpected accident;
sudden death
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三级
sān jí
|
grade 3;
third class;
category C
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三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
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think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
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瘪三
biē sān
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(Wu dialect) bum;
wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
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三合会
sān hé huì
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triad, Chinese crime gang;
triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China
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三叶草
sān yè cǎo
|
clover;
trefoil
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