How to say "three" in Chinese
三
sānthreePart of speech: Numbers
"three" in Chinese is 三 — pronounced sān.
In a sentence
- 这个苹果三块钱一斤。Zhège píngguǒ sān kuài qián yì jīn.These apples are three yuan per jin.
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Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 三 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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