三七二十一 sān qī èr shí yī

the facts of the matter; the actual situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35143rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. the facts of the matter
  2. 2. the actual situation
  3. 3. three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
七 qī HSK 1
seven; 7
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single