三分

sān fēn · san fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. somewhat
  2. to some degree

In a sentence

2 examples
01

麻(má)烦(fan)牛(niú)排(pái)三(sān)分(fēn)熟(shú)和(hé)一(yí)份(fèn)马(mǎ)铃(líng)薯(shǔ)。

Medium-rare and a potato, please.

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02

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)总(zǒng)有(yǒu)三(sān)分(fēn)夸(kuā)张(zhāng),别(bié)全(quán)信(xìn)。

There's always a bit of exaggeration in what he says; don't believe it all.

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