三元 Sān yuán ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ saam1 jyun4
三元 sān yuán ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ saam1 jyun4
- (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元 jiè yuán ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ , metropolitan 会元 會元 huì yuán ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ and palace 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ
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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
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 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
元
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 元气 元氣 yuán qì ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jyun4 hei3 vigor; strength; vitality
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
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- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
- 单元 單元 dān yuán ㄉㄢ ㄩㄢˊ daan1 jyun4 unit (forming an entity)
- 多元 duō yuán ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ do1 jyun4 poly-
- 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ zong6 jyun4 top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- 美元 měi yuán ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ mei5 jyun4 American dollar; US dollar
- 元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 siu1 zit3 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
- 一元 yī yuán ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ jat1 jyun4 (math.) single-variable; univariate
- 三元 Sān yuán ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ saam1 jyun4 see 三元区
- 上元 Shàng yuán ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ soeng5 jyun4 see 元宵节
- 中元 Zhōng yuán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ zung1 jyun4 Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 位元 wèi yuán ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ wai2 jyun4 (Tw) (computing) bit
- 像元 xiàng yuán ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ zoeng6 jyun4 (remote sensing) pixel
- 元代 Yuán dài ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ jyun4 doi6 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 元件 yuán jiàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jyun4 gin6 element
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)
Example sentences
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我 用 三元 一打 的 价钱 價錢 买 買 了 这些 這些 东西 東西 。
I buy the goods at $3 a dozen.
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