三更 sān gēng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ saam1 gaang1
- third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
- midnight
- also pr. [san1 jin1]
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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
更
- 更加 gèng jiā ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ gang3 gaa1 more (than sth else)
- 更动 更動 gēng dòng ㄍㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gang1 dung6 to change
- 更换 更換 gēng huàn ㄍㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋ gang1 wun6 to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
- 更新 gēng xīn ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ gang1 san1 to replace the old with new
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- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 变更 變更 biàn gēng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄥ bin3 gang1 to change
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
- 一更 yī gēng ㄧ ㄍㄥ jat1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 二更 èr gēng ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ ji6 gaang1 second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
- 五更 wǔ gēng ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ ng5 gaang1 fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 停更 tíng gēng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄥ ting4 gang3 to stop updating (content)
- 催更 cuī gēng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄥ ceoi1 gang3 (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新)
- 初更 chū gēng ㄔㄨ ㄍㄥ co1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 四更 sì gēng ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ sei3 gaang1 fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
- 守更 shǒu gēng ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄥ sau2 gaang1 to keep watch during the night
- 巡更 xún gēng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄥ ceon4 gang3 to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
- 打更 dǎ gēng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄥ daa2 gaang1 to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
- 更代 gēng dài ㄍㄥ ㄉㄞˋ gang1 doi6 substitution
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)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 更深人静 更深人靜 gēng shēn rén jìng ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaang1 sam1 jan4 zing6 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
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- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 万象更新 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ maan6 zoeng6 gang3 san1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
Example sentences
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三更半夜 不 睡觉 睡覺 ， 你 在 干嘛 幹嘛 呢 ？
It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?
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