三分
word A2- somewhat
- to some degree
Its characters
Words with it
- 三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third
- 三分球 sān fēn qiú
- 入木三分 rù mù sān fēn written in a forceful hand
- 三分头 sān fēn tóu regular men's haircut
- 三分熟 sān fēn shú medium rare
- 是药三分毒 shì yào sān fēn dú every medicine has its side effect
- 三分钟热度 sān fēn zhōng rè dù brief period of enthusiasm
- 一亩三分地 yī mǔ sān fēn dì a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]
- 话到嘴边留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head.
From the library
晚间学生家去，把各家贽见拆开来看：只见荀家是一钱银子，另有八分银子代茶﹔其余也有三分的，也有四分的，也有十来个钱的，合拢了不彀一个月饭食。
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