隔三差五
gé sān chà wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

隔三差五
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gé sān chà wǔ
  1. every few days (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
差
chā
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 discrepancy
  3. 3 to differ
  4. 4 error
  5. 5 to err
  6. 6 to make a mistake
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third

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

倒也是，我每天工作八小时，真正专心的时间不会超过两小时，都说现在是信息爆炸的时代，微信微博我是隔三差五得看一看的，不然总觉得心里不踏实，好像错过了什么。
dào yě shì ，wǒ měitiān gōngzuò bā xiǎoshí ，zhēnzhèng zhuānxīn de shíjiān bùhuì chāoguò liǎng xiǎoshí ，dōu shuō xiànzài shì xìnxī bàozhà de shídài ，wēixìn wēibó wǒ shì gésānchàwǔ děi kànyikàn de ，bùrán zǒng juéde xīnli bù tāshi ，hǎoxiàng cuòguò le shénme 。
That does seem to be the case. I work eight hours every day, but the time I'm really focused is not normally any more than two hours.Given it's the age of the information explosion, I find myself checking my WeChat and Weibo every little while, otherwise I feel ill at ease, as if I'm missing out on something.
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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也是，这样货可以多摆点，而且也不怕城管隔三差五地来了。
yě shì ，zhèyàng huò kěyǐ duō bǎi diǎnr ，érqiě yě bù pà chéngguǎn gésānchàwǔ de lái le 。
Yeah. That way we can put out more goods. Also, we won't have to be afraid of City Management showing up all the time.
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问题是现在隔三差五就有一个大灾难。弄得我整天提心吊胆的，哪儿也不敢去，生怕遇到意外。
wèntí shì xiànzài gésānchàwǔ jiù yǒu yī ge dà zāinàn 。nòng de wǒ zhěngtiān tíxīndiàodǎn de ，nǎr yě bùgǎn qù ，shēngpà yùdào yìwài 。
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