- 第三 dìsān thirdthe ordinal number indicating the position three in a sequence
- 三国 Sānguó Three Kingdoms (China)The Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history, following the Han dynasty.
- 三明治 sānmíngzhì sandwichsandwich (loanword)
- 三星 Sānxīng SamsungSouth Korean multinational electronics corporation
- 周三 Zhōusān Wednesday
- 三角 sānjiǎo triangle
- 三峡 Sānxiá Three GorgesThe Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, consisting of Qutang, Wu, and Xiling gorges.
- 三月 Sānyuè Marchthe third month of the Gregorian calendar
- 三十 sānshí thirtythe cardinal number thirty; 30
- 三分之一 sānfēnzhīyī one third
- 三点 sāndiǎn three o'clockthe third hour of the day or night; three o'clock
- 三亚 Sānyà Sanyaa city located in the southern part of Hainan Province, China, known as a popular tourist destination.
- 星期三 Xīngqīsān Wednesday
- 初三 chūsān grade ninethe third year of junior high school
- 长三角 Cháng Sānjiǎo Yangtze River DeltaYangtze River Delta (abbr. for [[长江三角洲|長江三角洲|Chang2 Jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1]])
- 第三方 dìsānfāng third party
- 第三季度 dìsānjìdù third quarterthird quarter (of a financial year)
- 三维 sānwéi 3Dthree-dimensional; relating to the three dimensions of length, width, and depth
- 第三产业 dìsānchǎnyè tertiary sectorthe tertiary sector of industry (service industry)
- 三轮车 sānlúnchē tricyclea vehicle with three wheels, including those for children or for hauling cargo
- 三分之二 sānfēnzhī'èr two-thirdsa fraction representing two parts out of a total of three equal parts.
- 三中全会 Sān Zhōng Quánhuì third plenumthird plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
- 再三 zàisān repeatedlyover and over again; again and again
- 第三者 dìsānzhě number threeThe third person or item in a list, sequence, or series.
- 三菱 Sānlíng Mitsubishi
- 第三位 dìsānwèi third place
- 三千 sānqiān three thousandthe number 3000.
- 三百 sānbǎi three hundredthe number 300.
- 老三 lǎosān third childthe third-born child in a family
- 三角形 sānjiǎoxíng triangle
- 三分 sānfēn somewhatto a certain degree or extent, often used to describe a partial quality or proportion
- 十三 shísān thirteenthe cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen
- 三年级 sānniánjí third gradethe third year of a school program or education level.
- 三万 sānwàn thirty thousandthe cardinal number 30,000
- 三军 sānjūn ancient armiesthe three divisions of an army in historical times, such as upper, middle, and lower or right, center, and left wings
- 三八 sānbā foolishfoolish, stupid, or gossipy
- 三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì Romance of the Three KingdomsRomance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms period around 200 AD.
- 接二连三 jiē'èrliánsān successively(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 三通 sāntōng three linksThe establishment of direct postal, transportation, and trade links between mainland China and Taiwan.
- 第三世界 dìsānshìjiè Third World
- 三月份 sānyuèfèn March
- 三台 Sāntái Santai CountySantai county in Mianyang, north Sichuan
- 三部曲 sānbùqǔ trilogy
- 三角洲 sānjiǎozhōu deltadelta (geography)
- 大年三十 dàniánsānshí New Year's EveThe last day of the lunar year, specifically Chinese New Year's Eve.
- 珠江三角洲 Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Pearl River DeltaPearl River Delta (PRD)
- 三门 Sānmén SanmenSanmen county in Taizhou, Zhejiang
- 三次元 sāncìyuán real worldthe physical world, as opposed to the fictional two-dimensional world of anime, manga, and games
- 三位一体 Sānwèi Yītǐ Holy Trinitythe Christian doctrine of one God in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH