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三 sān

three

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 1
Radical
一
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一二 ⿱一二

Memory hint: Three  parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

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Example sentences with 三

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  1. 现在是三点。
    Xiànzài shì sān diǎn.
    It's three o'clock now.
    now is three o'clock
  2. 你家有三口人吗?
    Nǐ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén ma?
    Are there three people in your family?
    you home have three (measure) person (question)
  3. 我们三点见面吧。
    Wǒmen sān diǎn jiànmiàn ba.
    Let's meet at three.
    we three o'clock meet (suggestion)
  4. 现在还没到三点。
    Xiànzài hái méi dào sān diǎn.
    It's not three o'clock yet.
    now still not-have reach three o'clock
  5. 下午三点,我们在图书馆见面。
    Xiàwǔ sān diǎn, wǒmen zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn.
    At three in the afternoon, we'll meet at the library.
    afternoon three o'clock, we at library meet

Words with 三 (4)