三分

sānfēn
  1. somewhat
  2. to some degree

CEDICT

  1. (basketball) three-point shot (Classifier: 記／记)
  2. somewhat; a little; to some extent
  3. three tenths (³⁄₁₀)
  4. three-point shot (Classifier: 記／记)
  5. to be divided into three parts

Wiktionary

  1. 十分之三，表示一部分的意思。
  2. 分裂为三。

重編國語辭典

Examples

限你三分钟内投降

You have three minutes to surrender.

Source: Tatoeba

我只会等三分钟。

I'll only wait for three minutes.

Source: Tatoeba

这个钟每天慢三分钟。

This clock loses three minutes a day.

Source: Tatoeba

这些火车每三分钟发车。

Those trains run every three minutes.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 分 fēn
  1. to divide; to separate
  2. to distribute; to allocate
  3. to distinguish (good and bad)
  4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 fēnjú)
  5. fraction
  6. one tenth (of certain units)
  7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  8. minute (unit of time)
  9. minute (angular measurement unit)
  10. a point (in sports or games)
  11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

Containing this entry

一亩三分地 yīmǔsānfēndì
  1. a piece of land of 1.3 mu 亩 mǔ
  2. (fig.) one's turf
三分之一 sānfēnzhīyī one third
三分熟 sānfēnshú medium rare (of steak)
三分球 sānfēnqiú (basketball) three-point shot
三分钟热度 sānfēnzhōngrèdù
  1. brief period of enthusiasm
  2. flash in the pan
View more

Related entries

多少有些 duōshǎoyǒuxiē
  1. somewhat
  2. more or less
几分 jǐfēn
  1. somewhat
  2. a bit
幾分鐘後見。

See you in a couple of minutes.

Source: Tatoeba

有一些 yǒuyīxiē
  1. somewhat
  2. rather
  3. some
我有一些錢。

I have a little money.

I have some money.

Source: Tatoeba

有所 yǒusuǒ
  1. somewhat
  2. to some extent
這兒往前有所商店。

There used to be a shop here.

Source: Tatoeba

稍 shāo
  1. somewhat
  2. a little
麻煩您稍待一下。

Will you wait a moment?

Source: Tatoeba

稍稍 shāoshāo
  1. somewhat
  2. a little
  3. slightly
多少 duōshǎo
  1. number; amount
  2. somewhat
多少人？

How many people?

Source: Tatoeba

有些 yǒuxiē
  1. some
  2. somewhat
我有些事。

I have things to take care of.

Source: Tatoeba

稍嫌 shāoxián
  1. more than one would wish
  2. somewhat
  3. a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)
何等 héděng
  1. what kind?
  2. how, what
  3. somewhat
關於另一個星球的故事：在一個遙遠的星球上，藍天上有兩顆太陽，「盛」與「麗」。 一孩童問於其母：「亲愛的母亲啊，爲何天中有兩個太陽？」其母曰：「此爲何等問題？眼睛你有幾個？兩個。手有幾隻？兩隻。」孩童答：「可是母亲，鼻子我只有一個呀⋯⋯」

A Story on Another Planet: On a faraway planet, there are two suns in the blue sky, Strong and Beauteous. A child asketh the mother, "Dearest mother, why are there two suns in the sky?" Saith the mother, "Oh, what kind of question is that? How many eyes hast thou? 'Tis two. How many hands hast thou? 'Tis two." The child respondeth, "But, mother, I have but one nose..."

Source: Tatoeba

有点儿 yǒudiǎnr
  1. slightly
  2. a little
  3. somewhat
我有點兒胖。

I'm a little fat.

Source: Tatoeba

许 xǔ
  1. to allow
  2. to permit
  3. to promise
  4. to praise
  5. somewhat
  6. perhaps
这里不允许抽烟。

Smoking is not permitted here.

Smoking isn't permitted here.

Smoking is not allowed here.

Smoking isn't allowed here.

Source: Tatoeba