三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6
- three generations of a family
- the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- 三倍 sān bèi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˋ saam1 pui5 triple; three times as much; threefold
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
Idioms with these characters
- 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 货比三家 貨比三家 huò bǐ sān jiā ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ fo3 bei2 saam1 gaa1 to shop around (idiom)
- 狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ gei2 ci3 saam1 faan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 包办代替 包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ baau1 baan6 doi6 tai3 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
- 代代相传 代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 风华绝代 風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ fung1 waa4 zyut6 doi6 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
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- 绝代佳人 絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 容华绝代 容華絕代 róng huá jué dài ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ jung4 waa4 zyut6 doi6 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
- 世代相传 世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sai3 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄚˇ ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
- 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
Example sentences
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日本 的 第 三代 通信 方式 有 W-CDMA 和 CDMA2000。
The third generation Japanese communication methods are W-CDMA and CDMA2000.
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