in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
foreign, private and joint ventures
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 农业[nóng yè], rural areas 农村[nóng cūn] and farmers 农民[nóng mín]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[hé nán shěng]
1. (lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)2. (fig.) superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司马懿[sī mǎ yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
three-body problem (mechanics)
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
丢三落四 丟三落四 diū sān là sì HSK 7–9 1. forgetful2. empty-headed
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
1. burly2. strapping3. big and strong
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
1. two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross2. double dealing and back stabbing
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韬[liù tāo] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[sān lüè], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
1. repeatedly2. over and over again
1. weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline2. on one's last legs
1. to make hanky-panky2. to seduce women
1. to drool (over) (idiom)2. to yearn for3. to covet4. to crave+1 条 1. last day of the lunar year2. Chinese New Year's Eve
Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
1. lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly2. over and over again
brave man, willing to risk his life
to use all sorts of excuses
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
1. in disorder2. in a tremendous mess
1. Pan-Pearl River delta2. The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta3. South China
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
1. lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows2. a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
third quarter (of financial year)
tertiary sector of industry
1. to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly2. to give one's opponent a way out3. lenient treatment
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
1. one after the other2. in succession (idiom)
1. (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively2. (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡[qú táng xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峡[wū xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡[xī líng xiá]
1. lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times2. fig. to study diligently