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sān

三sānsān
three
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Usages of sān

她Tā　一共yígòng　发fā　了le　三sān　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn　给gěi　我wǒ。Tā yígòng fā le sān fēng yóujiàn gěi wǒ.
She sent me three emails in total.
他Tā　最近zuìjìn　一共yígòng　借jiè　了le　三sān　本běn　书shū，　明天míngtiān　记得jìde　还huán。Tā zuìjìn yígòng jiè le sān běn shū, míngtiān jìde huán.
He has borrowed three books in total recently; remember to return them tomorrow.
他tā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三sān　年nián　了le。tā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
He has lived in this city for three years.
她tā　和hé　室友shìyǒu　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　复习fùxí　了le　三sān　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　了le，　还hái　不bù　想xiǎng　回huí　家jiā。tā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
我wǒ　去qù　过guo　那nà　个gè　城市chéngshì　三sān　次cì　了le，　每měi　次cì　都dōu　觉得juéde　很hěn　有yǒu　意思yìsi。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
他tā　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　已经yǐjīng　三sān　年nián　了le。tā láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐjīng sān nián le.
He came to this city three years ago.
我Wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　个gè　女nǚ　同学tóngxué，　她tā　比bǐ　我wǒ　大dà　三sān　岁suì。Wǒ yǒu yì gè nǚ tóngxué, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
I have a female classmate who is three years older than me.
学校xuéxiào　对duì　作业zuòyè　的de　标准biāozhǔn　是shì，　每天měitiān　至少zhìshǎo　写xiě　三sān　个gè　句子jùzi。xuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.
The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.
客服Kèfú　说shuō，　包裹bāoguǒ　寄jì　到dào　那儿nàr　以后yǐhòu，　三天sāntiān　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　可以kěyǐ　退款tuìkuǎn。Kèfú shuō, bāoguǒ jì dào nàr yǐhòu, sāntiān yǐhòu jiù kěyǐ tuìkuǎn.
Customer service said that after the package is mailed there, a refund can be made three days later.
二èr　和hé　三sān　不bù　一样yíyàng。èr hé sān bù yíyàng.
Two and three are not the same.
试用期shìyòngqī　是shì　三sān　个gè　月yuè。shìyòngqī shì sān gè yuè.
The probation period is three months.
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