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三

sān · san/Sān · san

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sān 三

  1. three
  2. 3

Sān 三

  1. surname San
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In a conversation

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Badminton for three

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)只有(zhǐyǒu)三(sān)个(gè)人(rén)，怎么(zěnme)打(dǎ)双打(shuāngdǎ)？

    We have only three people. How do we play doubles?

  2. Qiqi

    轮流(lúnliú)打(dǎ)吧(ba)，每次(měicì)三(sān)局(jú)。

    Take turns. Three games each time.

  3. Dengdeng

    三(sān)局(jú)？我(wǒ)打(dǎ)三(sān)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Three games? I get tired after three minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)三(sān)局(jú)不够(bùgòu)吗(ma)？

    Yesterday you said three games were not enough.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)以前(yǐqián)说(shuō)的(de)。

    That was said three months ago.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)三(sān)小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu)见(jiàn)吧(ba)。

We'll meet in three hours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)、四(sì)、五(wǔ)、六(liù)、七(qī)、八(bā)、九(jiǔ)、十(shí)。

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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