三分 sān fēn ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ saam1 fan1
- somewhat
- to some degree
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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
分
- 充分 chōng fèn ㄔㄨㄥ ㄈㄣˋ cung1 fan6 ample
- 公分 gōng fēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ gung1 fan1 centimeter (cm)
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 分享 fēn xiǎng ㄈㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ fan1 hoeng2 to share (let others have some of sth good)
- 分布 分佈 fēn bù ㄈㄣ ㄅㄨˋ fan1 bou3 to scatter
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- 分别 分別 fēn bié ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧㄝˊ fan1 bit6 to part; to leave each other
- 分割 fēn gē ㄈㄣ ㄍㄜ fan1 got3 to cut up
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 分寸 fēn cun ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ fan1 cyun3 propriety
- 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
- 分成 fēn chéng ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ fan1 sing4 to divide (into)
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 分担 分擔 fēn dān ㄈㄣ ㄉㄢ fan1 daam1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
- 分支 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch (of company, river etc)
- 分散 fēn sàn ㄈㄣ ㄙㄢˋ fan1 saan3 to scatter
- 分数 分數 fēn shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 sou3 (exam) grade
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
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)
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ bat1 fan1 bei2 ci2 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
- 不分伯仲 bù fēn bó zhòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ bat1 fan1 baak3 zung6 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
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- 不分胜负 不分勝負 bù fēn shèng fù ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ bat1 fan1 sing3 fu6 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
- 不分皂白 bù fēn zào bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 fan1 zou6 baak6 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
- 分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī ㄈㄣ ㄅㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧ fan1 bang1 lei4 sik1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
- 分道扬镳 分道揚鑣 fēn dào yáng biāo ㄈㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄠ fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
- 分而治之 fēn ér zhì zhī ㄈㄣ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄓ fan1 ji4 zi6 zi1 (idiom) to divide and rule
- 分门别类 分門別類 fēn mén bié lèi ㄈㄣ ㄇㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄟˋ fan1 mun4 bit6 leoi6 (idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
- 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄥ fan1 miu5 bit1 zang1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
Example sentences
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限 你 三分 钟 鐘 内 內 投降
You have three minutes to surrender.
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我 只 会 會 等 三分 钟 鐘 。
I'll only wait for three minutes.
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这个 這個 钟 鐘 每天 慢 三分 钟 鐘 。
This clock loses three minutes a day.
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这些 這些 火车 火車 每 三分 钟 鐘 发车 發車 。
Those trains run every three minutes.
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地球 表面 的 三分之一 是 沙漠 。
One third of the earth's surface is desert.
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