| 狡兔三窟 | jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 | lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows |
| 短短三天时间 | duan3 duan3 san1 tian1 shi2 jian1 | in a short three days |
| 老三篇 | lao3 san1 pian1 | Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established |
| 长坂坡七进七出 | chang2 ban3 po1 qi1 jin4 qi1 chu1 | famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies |
| 黄石公三略 | huang2 shi2 gong1 san1 lve4 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 一人对两人的比赛 | yi1 ren2 dui4 liang3 ren2 de5 bi3 sai4 | threesome |
| 七十三 | qi1 shi2 san1 | seventy three |
| 三人共同管理的 | san1 ren2 gong4 tong2 guan3 li3 de5 | threeman |
| 三人比赛的 | san1 ren2 bi3 sai4 de5 | three-handed |
| 三人的竞赛 | san1 ren2 de5 jing4 sai4 | threesome |
| 三件一套的 | san1 jian4 yi1 tao4 de5 | three-piece |
| 三价的 | san1 jia4 de5 | trivalent |
| 三位数的 | san1 wei4 shu4 de5 | three-figure |