Chinese Character Dictionary

三叶草

sān yè căo

clover

三叶虫

sān yè chóng

trilobite

三藏

Sān zàng

Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-64

三藏法师

Sān zàng fă shī

Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-64

三藩之乱

sān fān zhī luàn

Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi

三藩叛乱

Sān fān pàn luàn

rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi

三藩市

Sān fān shì

San Francisco (California)

三苏

Sān Sū

the Three Su father and sons

三号木杆

sān hào mù gān

spoon (golf)

三号电池

sān hào diàn chí

C size battery (PRC)

三亲六故

sān qīn liù gù

old friends and relatives

三角

sān jiăo

triangle

三角债

sān jiăo zhài

chain of debt

三角凳

sān jiăo dèng

trestle stool

三角函数

sān jiăo hán shù

trigonometric function

三角学

sān jiăo xué

trigonometry

三角座

sān jiăo zuò

Triangulum (constellation)

三角形

sān jiăo xíng

triangle

三角恐龙

sān jiăo kŏng lóng

triceratops (dinosaur)

三角恋爱

sān jiăo liàn ài

love triangle

三角板

sān jiăo băn

set square

三角柱体

sān jiăo zhù tĭ

triangular prism (math.)

三角法

sān jiăo fă

trigonometry (math.)

三角洲

sān jiăo zhōu

delta (geography)

三角测量法

sān jiăo cè liáng fă

triangulation (surveying)

三角肌

sān jiăo jī

deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)

三角腹带

sān jiăo fù dài

athletic supporter

三角裤

sān jiăo kù

briefs

三角裤衩

sān jiăo kù chă

briefs

三角锥

sān jiăo zhuī

triangular pyramid (math.)

三角关系

sān jiăo guān xì

triangle relationship

三角龙

sān jiăo lóng

triceratops

三言两句

sān yán liăng jù

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

三言两语

sān yán liăng yŭ

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

三貂角

Sān diāo jiăo

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

三资企业

sān zī qĭ yè

foreign, private and joint ventures

三足乌

sān zú wū

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)

三足金乌

sān zú jīn wū

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)

三跪九叩

sān guì jiŭ kòu

to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

三军

sān jūn

(in former times) upper, middle and lower army

三轮车

sān lún chē

pedicab

三轮车夫

sān lún chē fū

pedicab driver

三农

sān nóng

see 三農問題|三农问题[sān nóng wèn tí]

三农问题

sān nóng wèn tí

the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants

三迭纪

sān dié jì

Triassic (geological period 20-20m years ago)

三通

sān tōng

T-joint

三连胜

sān lián shèng

hat-trick (sports)

三边形

sān biān xíng

triangle

三部曲

sān bù qŭ

trilogy

三都水族自治县

Sān dū shuĭ zú zì zhì xiàn

Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

三都县

Sān dū xiàn

Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

三酸甘油酯

sān suān gān yóu zhĭ

triglyceride

三里屯

Sān lĭ tún

Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

三里河

Sān lĭ hé

Sanlihe (Beijing street name)

三重

Sān chóng

Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

三重奏

sān chóng zòu

trio (musical ensemble)

三重市

Sān chóng shì

Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

三重县

Sān chóng xiàn

Mi'e prefecture in central Japan

三键

sān jiàn

triple bond (chemistry)

三长两短

sān cháng liăng duăn

unexpected misfortune