1.three generations of a family2.the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chū fú], 中伏[zhōng fú] and 末伏[mò fú], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
triple; three times as much; threefold
the sun, the moon, and the stars
China's three northern regions, 东北[dōng běi], 华北[huá běi] and 西北[xī běi]
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸围[xiōng wéi], waist 腰围[yāo wéi] and hip 臀围[tún wéi]
1.Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡[qú táng xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峡[wū xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡[xī líng xiá]2.Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水[fèi shuǐ], exhaust gas 废气[fèi qì], industrial slag 废渣[fèi zhā]
1.to strike out2.strikeout (baseball, softball)3.(Tw) to ditch4.to eliminate from consideration+1 条 the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
1.(old) three generations (father, self and sons)2.three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
1.third2.three times3.(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
1.3 annual hunting bouts2.3 qi points3.Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)
1.3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination2.(hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三级甲等[sān jí jiǎ děng])
the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[suì rén], Fuxi 伏羲[fú xī] and Shennong 神农[shén nóng], or 天皇[tiān huáng], 地皇[dì huáng] and 人皇[rén huáng]
(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界观[shì jiè guān]), view of life (人生观[rén shēng guān]) and value system (价值观[jià zhí guān])
1.treble2.Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan3.Mie (prefecture in Japan)
1.triathlon (Tw)2.(athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. discus, javelin and shot put)
1.three items2.three events3.three terms4.tri-+2 条+3 条 three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
1.mistress2.the other woman (coll.)3.grade 3 in elementary school
1.ratio seventy to thirty2.thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[lì dé], one's service 立功[lì gōng] and one's writings 立言[lì yán] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左传[zuǒ zhuàn])
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[hǎi nán shěng]
Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市[sān míng shì], Fujian
International Women's Day (March 8)
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
(basketball) three-point shot
Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市[xián yáng shì], Shaanxi
Santai, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市[mián yáng shì], Sichuan
traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)
residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Chen Shou 陈寿[chén shòu] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝[jìn cháo], 65 scrolls
1.(slang) swearword2.four-letter word3.Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
1.(lit.) village of three households2.the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 邓拓[dèng tuò], Wu Han 吴晗[wú hán] and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙[liào mò shā], criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution
(anatomy) tricuspid valve