| 三归依 | san1 gui1 yi1 | see also 三寶三å®[san1 bao3] |
| 三江平原 | san1 jiang1 ping2 yuan2 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 三网融合 | san1 wang3 rong2 he2 | three networks convergence |
| 三胚层动物 | san1 pei1 ceng2 dong4 wu4 | triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) |
| 三足金乌 | san1 zu2 jin1 wu1 | Korean: samjog'o |
| 不孝有三，无后为大 | bu4 xiao4 you3 san1 wu2 hou4 wei2 da4 | There are three ways to be unfilial |
| 两三次 | liang3 san1 ci4 | two or three times |
| 人之初，性本善 | ren2 zhi1 chu1 xing4 ben3 shan4 | man at birth is fundamentally good in nature |
| 今年前三季度 | jin1 nian2 qian2 san1 ji4 du4 | the last three quarters of this year |
| 再过三天 | zai4 guo4 san1 tian1 | after another three days |
| 参宿七 | shen1 xiu4 qi1 | Rigel (star) |
| 嘟嘟车 | du1 du1 che1 | tuk tuk (three wheeler taxi) |
| 在三年之内 | zai4 san1 nian2 zhi1 nei4 | within three years |