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三 (sān): three

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Pinyin
Meaning: three
Characters: 1
Part of speech: number
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 3
Radical: 一
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

three
several
a few (when used in idioms or colloquial expressions)

Chinese explanation

数词，表示数量二加一的和，即数字3
常用来表示数量为三个，如三个人、三本书
也可表示次序中的第三，如三班、三号
在汉语中常与其他字组合，表示多次或多数，如三番五次。

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We three people go to the park.

Today is Wednesday.

There are three people in my family.

He bought three books.

I have three apples.

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Lesson three is very interesting.

He is inconstant, so he can't achieve great things.

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