No. 50 in Chinese
三
"Three."
In a sentence
我有三本书。
I have three books.
In this sentence, '三' functions as a numeral, indicating the quantity of books.
三角形有三个边。
A triangle has three sides.
Here, '三' is again a numeral, specifying the number of sides belonging to a triangle.
他三天后回来。
He will return in three days.
In this case, '三' is used as a numeral to describe the duration of time in days.
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