隔三岔五
gé sǎn chà wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

隔三岔五
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gé sǎn chà wǔ
  1. see 隔三差五|隔三差五[gé sān chà wǔ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
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)

Sample Sentences

那要是买了这车，岂不是得天天给它充电？我这人没记性，隔三岔五地忘事。
nà mǎi le zhè chē ，qǐbùshì děi tiāntiān gěi tā chōngdiàn ？wǒ zhè rén méi jìxìng ，gésānchàwǔ de wàng shì 。
Well, then if I buy this car, do I have to charge the battery every day? I'm a forgetful guy and I often don't remember things.
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