三伏贴

试玉要烧三日满 shìyùyàoshāosānrìmǎn

to test jade you must burn it for a full three days / (fig.) true character or worth is only revealed by long, severe testing / (lit.) test — jade — must — burn — three days — full

三点 sāndiǎn #5,092

three o'clock / three points

三十 sānshí #4,592

thirty / 30

三明治 sānmíngzhì HSK 6 #2,175

sandwich (loanword)

三 sān HSK 1 #233

three

三分天下有其二 sānfēntiānxiàyǒuqí'èr

to hold two of the three parts of the world / to command an overwhelming share of power or territory / (lit.) dividing the realm in three, possessing two of them

三分球 sānfēnqiú

three-pointer (basketball) / three-point shot

三分 sānfēn #9,685

three points (in basketball, etc.) / three out of ten; somewhat; slightly

三令五申 sānlìngwǔshēn

to order again and again (idiom) / to give repeated instructions / to enjoin repeatedly

三六九等 sānliùjiǔděng

different classes and ranks / all sorts of grades and tiers / a hierarchy with many levels