三焦 sān jiāo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ saam1 ziu1
- (TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
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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
焦
- 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
- 焦虑 焦慮 jiāo lǜ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄩˋ ziu1 leoi6 anxious
- 焦距 jiāo jù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ziu1 keoi5 focal length
- 焦躁 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 fretful
- 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ziu1 dim2 (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
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- 上焦 shàng jiāo ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ soeng5 ziu1 (TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
- 下焦 xià jiāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ haa6 ziu1 (TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)
- 中焦 zhōng jiāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ zung1 ziu1 (TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)
- 共焦 gòng jiāo ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ gung6 ziu1 confocal (math.)
- 千焦 qiān jiāo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ cin1 ziu1 kilojoule
- 对焦 對焦 duì jiāo ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠ deoi3 ziu1 to focus (a camera)
- 心焦 xīn jiāo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠ sam1 ziu1 worried
- 散焦 sàn jiāo ㄙㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ saan2 ziu1 to defocus
- 烤焦 kǎo jiāo ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠ haau1 ziu1 to burn (food by overroasting etc)
- 焦作 Jiāo zuò ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ziu1 zok3 see 焦作市
- 焦化 jiāo huà ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ziu1 faa3 to coke
- 焦噪 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 variant of 焦躁
- 焦土 jiāo tǔ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˇ ziu1 tou2 scorched earth
- 焦外 jiāo wài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄞˋ ziu1 ngoi6 bokeh (photography)
- 焦油 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ ziu1 jau4 tar
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)