三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6
- the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ , 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ and 末伏 mò fú ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ , which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
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- 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
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三倍 sān bèi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˋ saam1 pui5 triple; three times as much; threefold
伏
- 埋伏 mái fú ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ maai4 fuk6 to ambush
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
- 中伏 zhòng fú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 to be ambushed
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- 乞伏 Qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hat1 fuk6 tribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 伏侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 variant of 服侍
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
- 伏地 fú dì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ fuk6 dei6 to lie prostrate
- 伏天 fú tiān ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ fuk6 tin1 see 三伏
- 伏安 fú ān ㄈㄨˊ ㄢ fuk6 on1 volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
- 伏惟 fú wéi ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ fuk6 wai4 to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
- 伏击 伏擊 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fuk6 gik1 ambush
- 伏案 fú àn ㄈㄨˊ ㄢˋ fuk6 on3 to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
- 伏汛 fú xùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fuk6 seon3 summer flood
- 伏法 fú fǎ ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ fuk6 faat3 to be executed
- 伏流 fú liú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fuk6 lau4 hidden stream
- 伏特 fú tè ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ fuk6 dak6 (loanword) volt
- 伏牺 伏犧 Fú xī ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧ fuk6 hei1 variant of 伏羲
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)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 伏龙凤雏 伏龍鳳雛 fú lóng fèng chú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄨˊ fuk6 lung4 fung6 co1 hidden genius (idiom)
- 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
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- 思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
- 危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄈㄨˊ ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
- 夜行昼伏 夜行晝伏 yè xíng zhòu fú ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄈㄨˊ je6 hang4 zau3 fuk6 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
Example sentences
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近来 近來 进入 進入 三伏天 了 。
Lately, we've entered the dog days of summer.
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