三八
sān bā
Pinyin
Definition
三八
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- International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
- foolish
- stupid
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一倡三叹
- 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
- 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
Sample Sentences
三八:形容一个女生不太正经、不太优雅
San Ba: used to describe an improper and inelegant women
三八妇女节
Three Eight Women's Day
你怎么那么三八!都四十多岁了还穿那么花的衣服。
You are so slutty ! Wearing such over the top clothes even though you are over 40!
三八
8th of March, or slang for a foolish woman
三八妇女节
Women's Day
今天是三八妇女节呀。难道国外不庆祝吗?
Today is International Women's Day. Are you saying that they don’t celebrate it overseas?
三八妇女节
International Women's Day.
今天我们这集节目很三八,有木有?!
Today's program was really stupid, wasn't it?