No. 8,567 in Chinese
three
The Chinese word "three" is "三" (sān), meaning the number 3.
In a sentence
我有三本书。
I have three books.
In this sentence, '三' quantifies the number of books, specifying there are three of them.
她三次尝试都失败了。
She failed all three attempts.
Here, '三' describes the exact count of attempts made by the person in the sentence.
他三天后回来了。
He came back after three days.
In this case, '三' indicates a duration of time, specifying three days.
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