Chinese Character Dictionary

丈

zhàng

ten feet

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

zhàng ér hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu năo

lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom)

丈人

zhàng rén

wife's father (father-in-law)

丈夫

zhàng fu

husband

丈母

zhàng mŭ

wife's mother

丈母娘

zhàng mŭ niáng

wife's mother

丈量

zhàng liáng

to measure

三

Sān

surname San

三K党

Sān K dăng

Ku Klux Klan

三七二十一

sān qī èr shí yī

three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)

三七仔

sān qī zĭ

(slang) pimp

三七开

sān qī kāi

ratio seventy to thirty

三七开定论

sān qī kāi dìng lùn

thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

三三两两

sān sān liăng liăng

in twos and threes

三下五除二

sān xià wŭ chú èr

three, set five remove two (abacus rule)

三不

sān bù

the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)

三不知

sān bù zhī

to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end

三不管

sān bù guăn

of undetermined status

三世

sān shì

the Third (of numbered kings)

三九天

sān jiŭ tiān

the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year

三五成群

sān wŭ chéng qún

forming groups of three or squads of five (idiom); people stand around in small clumps

三井

Sān jĭng

Mitsui (Japanese company)

三亚

Sān yà

Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan

三亚市

Sān yà shì

Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan

三人口气

sān rén kŏu qì

third person (grammar)

三人成虎

sān rén chéng hŭ

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

三人行，则必有我师

sān rén xíng , zé bì yŏu wŏ shī

If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)

三人行，必有我师

sān rén xíng , bì yŏu wŏ shī

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

三仇

sān chóu

animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power

三代

sān dài

third-generation

三代同堂

sān dài tóng táng

three generations under one roof

三令五申

sān lìng wŭ shēn

to order again and again (idiom)

三件套式西装

sān jiàn tào shì xī zhuāng

three-piece suit

三伏

sān fú

three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)

三伏天

sān fú tiān

three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)

三位一体

Sān wèi Yī tĭ

Holy Trinity

三位博士

sān wèi bó shì

the Magi

三侠五义

Sān xiá wŭ yì

Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

三个世界

sān gè shì jiè

three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries

三个代表

Sān gè Dài biăo

the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people

三个女人一个墟

sān gè nu:3 rén yī gè xū

three women makes a crowd

三个女人一台戏

sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gĕ Liàng

variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gĕ Liàng]

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gĕ Liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gĕ Liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gĕ Liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , dĭng gè Zhū gĕ Liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三倍

sān bèi

triple

三催四请

sān cuī sì qĭng

to coax and plead

三价

sān jià

trivalent

三元区

Sān yuán qū

Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[Sān míng shì], Fujian

三元运算

sān yuán yùn suàn

ternary operator (computing)

三元醇

sān yuán chún

propyl alcohol C3H7OH

三光

sān guāng

the sun, the moon, and the stars

三光政策

Sān guāng Zhèng cè

Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII

三两

sān liăng

two or three

三八

sān bā

International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March

三八线

sān bā xiàn

thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea

三分

sān fēn

somewhat

三分之一

sān fēn zhī yī

one third