| 三鲜 | san1 xian1 | three fresh ingredients (in cooking) |
| 两三个月 | liang3 san1 ge5 yue4 | two or three months |
| 两三天 | liang3 san1 tian1 | two or three days |
| 亚洲三国 | ya4 zhou1 san1 guo2 | three countries in Asia |
| 今年前三月 | jin1 nian2 qian2 san1 yue4 | the last three months of this year |
| 以下三点 | yi3 xia4 san1 dian3 | the following three points |
| 全家三人 | quan2 jia1 san1 ren2 | all three members of the family |
| 全家三口 | quan2 jia1 san1 kou3 | all three members of the family |
| 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 | bing1 dong4 san1 chi3 fei1 yi2 ri4 zhi1 han2 | Rome was not built in a day |
| 北非三国 | bei3 fei1 san1 guo2 | three countries in northern Africa |
| 叄 | | variant of åƒå[san1] |
| 四分之三 | si4 fen1 zhi1 san1 | three quarters |
| 思里特 | si1 li3 te4 | Threet |