三次
sān cì
Pinyin

Definition

三次
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sān cì
  1. third
  2. three times
  3. (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
次
cì
  1. 1 next in sequence
  2. 2 second
  3. 3 the second (day, time etc)
  4. 4 secondary
  5. 5 vice-
  6. 6 sub-
  7. 7 infra-
  8. 8 inferior quality
  9. 9 substandard
  10. 10 order
  11. 11 sequence
  12. 12 hypo- (chemistry)
  13. 13 classifier for enumerated events: time
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
三峡
Sān xiá
  1. 1 Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qú táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
  2. 2 Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
三星
Sān xīng
  1. 1 Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
  2. 2 Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
三月
Sān yuè
  1. 1 March
  2. 2 third month (of the lunar year)
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三里屯
Sān lǐ tún
  1. 1 Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
人次
rén cì
  1. 1 person-times
  2. 2 visits
  3. 3 classifier for number of people participating
今次
jīn cì
  1. 1 this
  2. 2 the present (meeting etc)
  3. 3 this time
  4. 4 this once
其次
qí cì
  1. 1 next
  2. 2 secondly
再次
zài cì
  1. 1 one more time
  2. 2 again
  3. 3 one more
  4. 4 once again
初三
chū sān
  1. 1 third year in junior middle school
十三
shí sān
  1. 1 thirteen
  2. 2 13

Idioms (20)

一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
三七二十一
sān qī èr shí yī
  1. 1 three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
  2. 2 the facts of the matter
  3. 3 the actual situation
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)

Sample Sentences

二零一八年九月七日召开的金融委第三次会议，
èrlíngyībānián Jiǔyuè qīrì zhàokāi de jīnróng Wěi dìsāncì huìyì ，
The third meeting of the Finance Committee held on September 7, 2018.
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近日，国务院金融稳定发展委员会（下称金融委召开第三次会议）
jìnrì ，Guówùyuàn jīnróng wěndìng fāzhǎn wěiyuánhuì （xiàchēng jīnróng Wěi zhàokāi dìsāncì huìyì ）
Recently, the State Council Financial Stability Development Committee (hereinafter referred to as the third meeting of the Finance Committee)
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我说到做到，一个星期上三次健身房，要不要看一下我的二头肌？
wǒ shuōdào zuòdào ，yī ge xīngqī shàng sān cì jiànshēnfáng ，yào bù yào kàn yīxià wǒ de èrtóujī ？
I'm a man of my word. I go to the gym three times a week. Do you want to check out my biceps?
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是啊，其中梁朝伟三次夺得最佳男主角桂冠，张曼玉四夺最佳女主角，成为当之无愧的金马王和金马女皇。
shì a ，qízhōng Liáng Cháowěi sān cì duódé zuìjiā nánzhǔjué guìguān ，Zhāng Mànyù sì duó zuìjiā nǚ zhǔjué ，chéngwéi dāngzhīwúkuì de jīnmǎ Wáng hé jīnmǎ nǚhuáng 。
Yeah, amid this Hong Kong trend, Tony Leung won best actor three times and Maggie Cheung won best actress four times, making them deserving of the title King and Queen of the Golden Horse Awards.
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一个星期三次，我喜欢运动。你也运动吗？
yī ge xīngqī sān cì ，wǒ xǐhuan yùndòng 。nǐ yě yùndòng ma ？
Three time a week, I like exercising. Do you exercise too?
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这个地方我去了三次。
zhè ge dìfang wǒ qù le sān cì 。
I've been to this place three times.
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我们见过三次面。
wǒmen jiàn guo sān cì miàn 。
We've met three times.
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