| 三国 the Three Kingdoms |
| 三块钱 three yuan |
| 三坟五典 books written in remote anti... |
| 三垒手 third baseman |
| 三基色 three primary colours |
| 三复斯言 repeat such words thrice |
| 三夏 the three summer jobs |
| 三大作风 the Party's three important ... |
| 三大差别 the three major differences |
| 三大改造 the three great remould |
| 三大改造运动 the three great remould move... |
| 三大政策 The Three Great Policies |
| 三大民主 democracy in the three main ... |
| 三大法宝 the three magic weapons |
| 三大革命 the three great revolutionar... |
| 三大领主 three kinds of estate-holder... |
| 三天三夜 three days and three nights |
| 三天三夜讲不完 It would take days to tell i... |
| 三天两头 every two or three days |
| 三头六臂 three heads and six arms |
| 三好学生 "three good" student |
| 三姑六婆 nuns,Taoist nuns and female ... |
| 三媒六证 through three negotiators an... |
| 三季稻 triple cropping of rice |
| 三定 fixed quota system |