three

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Definitions

numeral

The number after two and before four; represented as 3.

三,3

n.

The digit or figure 3; something having three units or members.

数字三;三个一组的事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
threeother
=three

Common Collocations

  • 1.three times三次;三倍
  • 2.top three前三名
  • 3.phase three第三阶段
  • 4.three-way三方的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She has three children, all of whom are under the age of ten.

  • 2.

    The meeting is scheduled to last three hours this afternoon.

  • 3.

    It takes three to tango, as they say in complex negotiations.

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