事不过三 事不過三
事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ
- (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again
- (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
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事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
过 過
- 不过 不過 bù guò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ bat1 gwo3 only
- 受过 受過 shòu guò ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ sau6 gwo3 to take the blame (for sb else)
- 度过 度過 dù guò ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dou6 gwo3 to pass
- 放过 放過 fàng guò ㄈㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ fong3 gwo3 to let off
- 渡过 渡過 dù guò ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dou6 gwo3 to cross over
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- 穿过 穿過 chuān guò ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun1 gwo3 to pass through
- 经过 經過 jīng guò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ging1 gwo3 to pass
- 走过 走過 zǒu guò ㄗㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zau2 gwo3 to walk past
- 超过 超過 chāo guò ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ciu1 gwo3 to surpass
- 越过 越過 yuè guò ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ jyut6 gwo3 to cross over
- 路过 路過 lù guò ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ lou6 gwo3 to pass by or through
- 透过 透過 tòu guò ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ tau3 gwo3 to pass through
- 通过 通過 tōng guò ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ tung1 gwo3 to pass through; to get through
- 过世 過世 guò shì ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ gwo3 sai3 to die
- 过人 過人 guò rén ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwo3 jan4 to surpass others; outstanding
- 过来 過來 guò lái ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ gwo3 loi4 to come over
- 过分 過分 guò fèn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄣˋ gwo3 fan6 excessive; undue
- 过剩 過剩 guò shèng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥˋ gwo3 sing6 to be excessive; to be more than is required
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 过去 過去 guò qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 heoi3 (in the) past; former; previous
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