Chinese Character Dictionary

三门

Sān mén

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tái zhōu], Zhejiang

三门峡

Sān mén xiá

Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan

三门峡市

Sān mén xiá shì

Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan

三门县

Sān mén xiàn

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tái zhōu], Zhejiang

三阿姨

sān ā yí

auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family

三陪小姐

sān péi xiăo jie

female escort

三只手

sān zhī shŏu

pickpocket

三音

sān yīn

third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)

三音度

sān yīn dù

third (musical interval)

三项

sān xiàng

three items

三项全能

sān xiàng quán néng

triathlon

三项式

sān xiàng shì

trinomial (math.)

三头六臂

sān tóu liù bì

lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)

三头肌

sān tóu jī

triceps muscle

三顾茅庐

sān gù máo lú

lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage

三马同槽

sān mă tóng cáo

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mă Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof

三驾马车

sān jià mă chē

troika

三体

sān tĭ

trisomy

三体问题

sān tĭ wèn tí

three-body problem (mechanics)

三魂

sān hún

three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect

三魂七魄

sān hún qī pò

three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man

三鲜

sān xiān

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

三鹿

Sān Lù

Three Deer (brand)

三鹿集团

Sān lù jí tuán

Sanlu or Three deer, major PRC dairy company involved in 2008 melamine poisoning scandal

三点水

sān diăn shuĭ

name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

上

shăng

see 上聲|上声[shăng shēng]

上一个

shàng yī ge

previous one

上一页

shàng yī yè

preceding page

上上之策

shàng shàng zhī cè

the best policy

上下

shàng xià

up and down

上下五千年

shàng xià wŭ qiān nián

popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章

上下其手

shàng xià qí shŏu

to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint

上下文

shàng xià wén

(textual) context

上下文菜单

shàng xià wén cài dān

context menu (computing)

上下班

shàng xià bān

to start and finish work

上下班时间

shàng xià bān shí jiān

rush hour

上乘

shàng chéng

first-class

上交

shàng jiāo

to hand over to

上代

shàng dài

previous generation

上任

shàng rèn

to take office

上位

shàng wèi

top seat

上位概念

shàng wèi gài niàn

superordinate concept

上来

shàng lái

to come up

上供

shàng gòng

to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)

上个

shàng ge

first (of two parts)

上个星期

shàng gè xīng qī

last week

上个月

shàng gè yuè

last month

上传

shàng chuán

to upload

上前

shàng qián

to advance

上升空间

shàng shēng kōng jiān

upside

上升趋势

shàng shēng qū shì

an upturn

上午

shàng wŭ

morning

上半

shàng bàn

first half

上半年

shàng bàn nián

first half (of a year)

上半晌

shàng bàn shăng

forenoon

上半叶

shàng bàn yè

the first half (of a period)

上半身

shàng bàn shēn

the upper body

上半部分

shàng bàn bù fèn

upper part

上去

shàng qù

to go up

上口

shàng kŏu

to be able to read aloud fluently