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How do you say "three" in Chinese?
三
sān
In Chinese, "three" is 三.
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Pronunciation
One syllable: 'sahn' with a high level tone that remains even.
Writing and usage
三 uses 3 strokes, three horizontal lines. The pattern continues logically.
Example sentence
三是最小的质数。
Three is the smallest prime number.
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How to remember 三
Three horizontal lines for three. This visual pattern holds through at least the first few numbers.
Related words
- black 黑 hēi
- bright 亮 liàng
- dangerous 危险 wēixiǎn
- eighty-two 八十二 bā shí èr
- forty 四十 sì shí
- fourteen 十四 shí sì
- sleet 雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě
- thirty-seven 三十七 sān shí qī
- twenty-eight 二十八 èr shí bā
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Questions about 三
How do you say "three" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "three" is 三. It is a noun.
How is 三 written in Chinese?
三 uses 3 strokes, three horizontal lines. The pattern continues logically.
How is 三 used in a sentence?
Use 三 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 三是最小的质数。 (Three is the smallest prime number.).
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