阿' 阿 ²ā {B} pref. (used familiarly before) ①(childhood name) | Ā Bǎo 阿宝 Precious ②(a monosyllabic personal name or surname) | Ā X 阿X ③(name of a relative) | Ā Mā 阿妈 Mom ④(birth-order number) | Ā Sān 阿三 Third Son See also ²ē'
半上' 半上 ²bànshǎng n. 〈lg.〉 half-third tone' 半上调' 半上调[--調] bànshǎngdiào n. 〈lg.〉 half-third tone' 半上声' 半上声[--聲] bànshǎngshēng n. 〈lg.〉 half-third tone' 丙等' 丙等 bǐngděng* n. third rank; grade C' 丙级' 丙级[-級] bǐngjí* n. third grade/level ◆attr. ①of the third level ②inferior in quality' 丙种' 丙种[-種] bǐngzhǒng attr. of the third kind' 骖乘' 骖乘[驂-] cānshèng n. 〈trad.〉 third occupant of a chariot (sitting to the right of the driver)' 蚕月' 蚕月[蠶-] ²cányuè n. third lunar month' 插足' 插足 chāzú {E} v.o. ①put one's foot in ②get involved in | Tāmen de hūnyīn pòliè shì yīnwèi dì-sānzhě ∼. 他们的婚姻破裂是因为第三者∼。 Their marriage was broken up because a third person became involved. ③insert in between ④gain a place' 初三' 初三 chūsān* {E} n. ①third day of a lunar month ②third day of the New Year ③junior (in junior high school)' 打牌' 打牌 dǎpái* {E} v.o. ①play cards/mahjong ②make use of one's special relation with a third country in dealing with an opposing party' 大禹' 大禹 Dàyǔ n. the third of the three legendary emperors who created the Chinese state' 电灯泡' 电灯泡[電燈-] diàndēngpào {E} n. ①electric (light) bulb ②〈slang〉 unwanted third party accompanying courting couple; chaperone M:²zhī/ge 只/个' 第三' 第三 dì-sān num. the third' 第三产业' 第三产业[--產業] dì-sān chǎnyè n. ①third estate ②tertiary industry; service sector' 第三代' 第三代 dì-sān dài n. ①third generation ②〈archeo.〉 Tertiary Period' 第三帝国' 第三帝国[---國] Dì-sān Dìguó p.w. The Third Reich (1934-1945).' 第三方' 第三方 dì-sān fāng n. third party' 第三国际' 第三国际[--國際] Dì-sān Guójì p.w. Third International (1919-1943)' 第三人称' 第三人称[---稱] dì-sān rénchēng {E} n. 〈lg.〉 third person' 第三身' 第三身 dì-sān shēn n. 〈lg.〉 third person' 第三声' 第三声[--聲] dì-sān shēng n. 〈lg.〉 falling-rising tone; third tone in Standard Chinese' 第三市场' 第三市场[---場] dì-sān shìchǎng p.w. the third market (the stock exchange)' 第三世界' 第三世界 dì-sān shìjiè p.w. Third World' 第三梯队' 第三梯队[---隊] dì-sān tīduì n. 〈PRC〉 third echelon (of leadership)' 第三医学' 第三医学[--醫學] dì-sān yīxué n. the third medical science (the study of recovery therapy)' 第三者' 第三者 dì-sānzhě {E} n. ①third party ②disinterested party ③tertium quid; the other man/woman' 第四世界' 第四世界 dì-sì shìjiè n. the Fourth World (extremely poor countries of the Third World)' 分之' 分之 ²fēnzhī {A} cons. NUM1 ∼ NUM2 NUM2/NUM1 | sān ∼ èr 三∼二 two-thirds' 颔联' 颔联[頷聯] ²hànlián n. 〈wr.〉 third and fourth lines (in an eight-line poem) which form a couplet' 号' 号[號] ¹hào {A} suf. ①number in a series | wǔ ∼ 五∼ number five ②date | Yị̄yuè sān ∼ 一月三∼ January third ◆b.f. ①size 大号 dàhào(r) ②arrange in a series 编号 biānhào(r) ③shop; firm; business 商号 ¹shānghào ④mark 标号 biāohào ⑤name; appellation 国号 guóhào ◆n. ①assumed name; sobriquet ②brass wind instrument ◆v. ①make a mark ②feel the pulse ◆m. (for number of people) | yī̠bǎi duō ∼ rén 一百多∼人 over a hundred people See also ⁴háo' 甲榜' 甲榜 jiǎ-bǎng n. 〈trad.〉 third-level successful examination candidate' 借道' 借道 jièdào v.o. ①invade a target country through the territory of a third ②steal into one house via another' 借刀杀人' 借刀杀人[--殺-] jièdāoshārén f.e. destroy sb. by taking advantage of the conflict with a third party' 截句' 截句 ¹jiéjù n. four-line poem with the third line blank' 接三' 接三 jiēsān n. ceremony on the third day of a funeral' 借手除敌' 借手除敌[---敵] jièshǒuchúdí f.e. eliminate one's rival through a third party' 季军' 季军[-軍] jìjūn {E} n. 〈sport〉 third place' 惊蛰节' 惊蛰节[驚蟄節] Jīngzhéjié n. Waking of Insects (third Solar Term)' 具保' 具保 jùbǎo {E} v. ①sign a guarantee | Yóu dì-sānzhě ∼, tā mǎixiàle zhè ⁴dòng fángzi. 由第三者∼, 他买下了这栋房子。 He bought this house after the third party signed a guarantee. ②complete all arrangements for release on bail' 角/脚' 角/脚[-/腳] ⁵jué {E} n. ①role; part; character ②actor; actress ③three-legged wine cup ④〈mus.〉 third note of the pentatonic scale (wǔyīn) ⑤〈lg.〉 one of the wǔyīn used to denote ancient alveolar initials ◆b.f. contend 角斗 ²juédòu See also ¹jiǎo See also ²jiǎo' 拷问' 拷问[-問] ²kǎowèn {E} v. interrogate with torture ◆n. third degree' 毛肚' 毛肚 máodǔ n. bovine third stomach' 孟仲季' 孟仲季 mèngzhòngjì n. the first, second, and third sons or daughters respectively' 南北对话' 南北对话[--對話] Nán-Běi Duìhuà n. 〈pol.〉 North-South Dialogue (between developed and third-world countries)' 南南合作' 南南合作 Nán-Nán hézuò n. 〈pol.〉 South-South Cooperation (between third world countries)' 孬包' 孬包 nāobāo n. 〈coll.〉 third-rater; spineless person' 内项' 内项[內項] ²nèixiàng n. 〈math.〉 the second/third term (in a proportion of four terms); mean' 鸟信风' 鸟信风[鳥-風] niǎoxìnfēng n. ①seasonal trade-wind in the Yangtze and Huai River areas ②seasonal wind occurring in the third month of the lunar calendar' 牛柏叶' 牛柏叶[--葉] niúbǎiyè n. third stomach of a cow' 迁怒' 迁怒[遷-] qiānnù* v. ①vent one's anger on a third party ②blame a person for one's own failure, etc.' 其三' 其三 qísān* n. third; thirdly' 全上' 全上 quánshǎng n. 〈lg.〉 full third tone' 全上声' 全上声[--聲] quánshǎngshēng n. 〈lg.〉 full third tone' 弱' 弱 ²ruò {B} s.v. ①weak; feeble | Nǐ de ²tǐzhì tài ∼ le. 你的体质太∼了。 Your constitution is too weak. ②inferior ◆b.f. ①young 幼弱 yòuruò ②a bit/little less than (following a fraction/decimal) | sān fēnzhī yī ∼ 三分之一∼ a little less than one-third ◆v. 〈wr.〉 lose (through death)' 三表' 三表 sānbiǎo n. third cousin' 三等' 三等 sānděng n. ①third class (in quality/etc.) ②three grades/classes' 三等仓' 三等仓[--倉] sānděngcāng p.w. third-class cabin (on boat)' 三等货' 三等货[--貨] sānděng huò n. third-class commodity' 三等秘书' 三等秘书[---書] sānděng mìshū n. third secretary M:²wèi 位' 三等品' 三等品 sānděngpǐn n. third-grade product M:²jiàn/ge 件/个' 三读' 三读[-讀] sāndú n. third reading of a bill in a legislative session' 三度' 三度 sāndù* {E} attr. ①third-degree ②three-dimensional' 三读会' 三读会[-讀會] sāndúhuì p.w. session for a third reading (in parliament)' 三对六面' 三对六面[-對--] sānduìliùmiàn f.e. presence of the two interested parties plus a third disinterested party as a witness' 三度烧伤' 三度烧伤[--燒傷] sāndù shāoshāng n. 〈med.〉 third-degree burn' 三分之二' 三分之二 sān fēnzhī èr num. two-thirds' 三分之一弱' 三分之一弱 sān fēnzhī yī ruò v.p. a bit less than one-third' 三副' 三副 sānfù n. third mate/officer on ships' 三更' 三更 sāngēng n. 〈trad.〉 third night watch' 三个世界' 三个世界[-個--] sān ge shìjiè n. three worlds: first (developed), second (developing), and third (underdeveloped)' 三鼓而竭' 三鼓而竭 sāngǔ'érjié f.e. By the time the third drum beats (for the charge), the ardor is already exhausted; Too many charges (without a real fight) will exhaust the soldiers.' 三级' 三级[-級] ¹sānjí n. third class/order' 三垒手' 三垒手[-壘-] sānlěishǒu n. third baseman (in baseball)' 三流' 三流 sānliú {E} n. third grade/rate' 三轮' 三轮[-輪] sānlún(r) n. ①pedicab M:³liàng 辆 ②third wheel' 三路儿' 三路儿[--兒] sānlùr n. third class' 三年级' 三年级[--級] sān-niánjí {F} n. third grade' 三线' 三线[-線] sānxiàn n. ①〈mil.〉 third line of defense (the nation's strategic rear-area) ②retired cadres with advisory duties' 三月' 三月 Sānyuè {E} n. ①March ②third moon or lunar month' 三朝' 三朝 sānzhāo n. ①third day of a child's life (on which it is given its second bath) ②third-day visit of a bride to her parents' 三朝回门' 三朝回门[---門] sānzhāohuímén f.e. return of the bride to her parents' home on the third day after the wedding' 上/赏声' 上/赏声[-/賞聲] shǎngshēng n. 〈lg.〉 ①Mandarin falling-rising tone; third tone in Mandarin ②rising tone; second tone in Ancient Chinese or Middle Sinitic' 上声的变调' 上声的变调[-聲-變調] shǎngshēng de biàndiào n. 〈lg.〉 third-tone sandhi' 生光' 生光 ¹shēngguāng n. 〈astr.〉 third contact (of an eclipse)' 试点' 试点[試點] ¹shìdiǎn* {E} v.o. make an experiment; launch a pilot project | Xuéxiào juédìng zài sān-niánjí gǎo yị̄ ge xīn jiàocái de ∼. 学校决定在三年级搞一个新教材的∼。 The school authorities decided to conduct an experiment with the new textbook in a third-year class. ◆n. experimental unit' 释褐' 释褐[釋-] ²shìhè v.o. 〈trad.〉 pass the third degree of the national civil-service examination and remove commoners' dress' 始胎' 始胎 shǐtāi n. third month of an embryo' 叔' 叔 ³shū {E} n. ①father's younger brother; uncle | Tā shì wǒ ∼. 他是我∼。 He's my uncle. ②address for a man about one's father's age; uncle ◆b.f. ①husband's younger brother 小叔子 xiǎoshūzi ②third brother 伯仲叔季 bó-zhòng-shū-jì' 四拇指' 四拇指 sìmuzhǐ n. 〈topo.〉 third finger; ring finger' 送路' 送路 sònglù v.o. ①send sb. off ②send away the spirit of a deceased person on the third day after his death' 孙辈' 孙辈[孫輩] sūnbèi n. grandchildren's/third generation' 他称' 他称[-稱] tāchēng {E} n. 〈lg.〉 third person' 他称复数' 他称复数[-稱複數] tāchēng fùshù n. 〈lg.〉 third person plural' 汤饼会' 汤饼会[湯餅會] tāngbǐnghuì n. noodle soup feast held to celebrate a child's third birthday' 汤饼筵' 汤饼筵[湯餅-] tāngbǐngyán n. 〈trad.〉 dinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby' 探花' 探花 tànhuā n. 〈trad.〉 third-place candidate in the imperial examination M:ge/míng/²wèi 个/名/位' 桃月' 桃月 táoyuè n. third month of the lunar year' 添盆' 添盆 tiānpén v.o. 〈topo.〉 celebration held for a new-born baby on the third day after its birth' 无名指' 无名指[無--] wúmíngzhǐ {E} n. third/ring finger M:²gēn 根' 小三线' 小三线[--線] xiǎosānxiàn n. 〈PRC〉 the local third line of defense (early 1960s)' 下士' 下士 ¹xiàshì* {E} n. ①〈mil.〉 corporal; petty officer third class ②〈wr.〉 a fool ③an ordinary person M:ge/míng/²wèi 个/名/位' 下弦月' 下弦月 xiàxiányuè n. moon at the last/third period' 洗儿' 洗儿[-兒] xǐ'ér n. 〈coll.〉 neonate's third-day bath' 洗三' 洗三 xǐsān n. 〈coll〉 neonate's third-day bath' 圆坟' 圆坟[圓墳] yuánfén v.o. 〈trad.〉 revisit a grave on the third day after burial' 鹬蚌相争' 鹬蚌相争[鷸--爭] yùbàngxiāngzhēng id. a quarrel/fight that benefits only a third party' 再乘' 再乘 zàichéng n. 〈math.〉 cube; third power' 再次之' 再次之 zàicìzhī f.e. third(ly)' 再其次' 再其次 zàiqícì adv. after the next; thirdly' 质成' 质成[質-] ⁵zhìchéng v. ask a third party to arbitrate a dispute, etc.' 终献' 终献[終獻] ²zhōngxiàn n. 〈trad.〉 third wine offering in a sacrificial ceremony' 转卖' 转卖[轉賣] zhuǎnmài v. resell to a third party' 转托' 转托[轉-] zhuǎntuō v. ①foist a request on sb. else ②request through a third person' 坐收渔人之利' 坐收渔人之利[--漁---] zuòshōu yúrénzhīlì id. ①profit from others' conflict ②reap third-party profits' 族兄' 族兄 zúxiōng n. paternal male third cousins older than oneself'
third place (in a sports contest)