sān jí
grade 3
third class
category C
sān yuè
March
third month (of the lunar year)
Sān chóng
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Mie Prefecture in central Japan
sān cì
third
three times
(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
Sān yuán
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
Sān shān
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
zài sān
over and over again
again and again
sān tián
3 annual hunting bouts
3 qi points
Sān tián
Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)
jǔ yī fǎn sān
to raise one and infer three
to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
Sān hé
Three rivers
Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Sān jǐng
Mitsui (Japanese company)
yī bō sān zhé
calligraphic flourish with many twists
fig. many twists and turns
jiē èr lián sān
one after another (idiom)
in quick succession
sān shì
the Third (of numbered kings)
sān jí guǎn
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
Sān guó
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658
sān bǎo
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
Sān mín
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
Sān Xiá
Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qū táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
Sān xiá
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
sān dài
three generations of a family
the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
Sān xīng
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
sān xīng
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
the belt of Orion
three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
xiǎo sān
mistress
the other woman (coll.)
grade 3 in elementary school
Sān mén xiá
Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
sān míng zhì
sandwich (loanword)
CL:個|个[ge4]
Sān zàng
Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
same as 玄奘
sān jūn
(in former times) upper, middle and lower army
army of right, center and left
(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
Sān guó zhì
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
sān yáng
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
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