Chinese | English |
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冰冻三尺,非一日之寒 /bīngdòng sān chǐ phrase | Rome wasn't built in a day(it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) |
冰洞 /bīngdòng/ noun | polynya(area of open water surrounded by sea ice) |
冰冻 /bīngdòng/ verb | deep-freeze [deep-froze, deep-frozen, deep-freezing, deep-freezes](to freeze at very low temperatures) freeze [froze, frozen, freezing, freezes](to become solid due to low temperature) |
冰冻 /bīngdòng/ noun | frost [frosts](cold weather that would cause frost) |
齿 /chǐ/ noun | cog [cogs](tooth on a gear) |
耻 /chǐ/ noun | disgrace(condition of being out of favor) |
尺 /chǐ/ noun | ruler [rulers](measuring or drawing device) |
三倍 /sān bèi/ adverb | thrice(three times) |
三次 /sān cì/ adverb | thrice(three times) |
三Q /sān-Q/ interjection | thank you(an expression of gratitude) |
三温暖 /sān-wēnnuǎn/ noun | sauna [saunas](sauna room or house) |
三P /sān-P/ noun | threesome [threesomes](a sexual activity involving three people) |
齿合度 /chǐ hédù/ noun | denticity(number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound) |
齿的 /chǐ de/ adjective | dental(of or concerning the teeth) |
3K产业 /sān kèi chǎnyè/ noun | 3D job(dirty, dangerous, demanding job) |
三K党 /sān-kèi-dǎng/ proper noun | Ku Klux Klanproper noun |
三点钟 /sān diǎn zhōng/ noun | three o'clock(the start of the fourth hour) |
三等分 /sān děng fēn/ verb | trisect [trisected, trisecting, trisects](to cut into three pieces) |
三氧化二氮 /sān yǎnghuà èrdàn/ noun | dinitrogen trioxide(binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen; N2O3) |
三趾鸥 /sān-zhǐ ōu/ noun | black-legged kittiwake(Rissa tridactyla) |
3K行业 /sān kèi hángyè/ noun | 3D job(dirty, dangerous, demanding job) |
第三方 /dì-sān fāng/ noun | third party(someone not directly involved in a transaction.) |
第三等级 /dì-sān děngjí/ noun | third estate(caste of commoners in France prior to 1789) |
第三世界 /dì-sān shìjiè/ proper noun | Third World(countries not alligned with the west or east during the cold war) |
拼命三郎 /pīnmìng sān láng/ noun | workaholic [workaholics](person) |
MP3 /áimu-pì-sān/ noun | MP3 player(electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format) |
倒数第三 /dàoshǔ dì sān/ adjective | antepenultimate(two before the last) |
千分尺 /qiān fēn chǐ/ noun | micrometer [micrometers](instrument) |
三分之一 /sān fēn zhī yī/ noun | third(one of three equal parts of a whole) |
张三李四 /Zhāng sān Lǐ sì/ noun | Tom, Dick and Harry(anybody or everybody; random or unknown people) |
ω−3脂肪酸 /omega-sān zhīfángsuān/ noun | omega-3 fatty acid(any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond) |
MP3播放器 /áimu-pì-sān bōfàngqì/ noun | MP3 player(electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format) |
n−3脂肪酸 /n-sān zhīfángsuān/ noun | omega-3 fatty acid(any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond) |
MP3播放机 /áimu-pì-sān bōfàngjī/ noun | MP3 player(electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format) |
四分之三 /sì fēn zhī sān/ noun | three-fourths(3/4) three-quarters(3/4) |
一二三四五,上山打老虎 /yī èr sān sì wǔ noun | eeny, meeny, miny, moe(similar children's counting-out games in other languages) |
一二三自由日 /Yī Èr Sān Zìyóu Rì/ proper noun | World Freedom Day(memorial day) |
Web 3.0 /Web sān diǎn líng/ proper noun | Web 3.0(third generation of the WWW) |
三句不离本行 /sān jù bù lí běn háng/ verb | talk shop(discuss one's work) |
此地无银三百两 /cǐdì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng/ verb | protest too much(insist on something) |
此地无银三百两 /cǐdì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng/ phrase | the lady doth protest too much(because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite must be true) |
新官上任三把火 /xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ/ phrase | a new broom sweeps clean(new management will often make radical changes) |
三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮 /sān ge chòupíjiàng shèng guò Zhūgé Liàng/ phrase | two heads are better than one(joint thinking pays) |