Definition
叁 is the formal or anti-fraud variant of the number 三 (three), used on banknotes, checks, contracts, and official documents to prevent alteration. It is not used in everyday writing; you will only encounter it in financial or legal contexts. Treat it as a direct substitute for 三 in numerals.
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(formal numeral) three (used on checks, contracts, official documents to prevent forgery)
Examples
- 叁。Qǐng yòng sān bǎi yuán xiànjīn zhīfù.Please pay with three hundred yuan in cash.
- 叁。Hétóng jīné shì sān shí wàn yuán.The contract amount is three hundred thousand yuan.
- 叁。Zhè zhāng fāpiào shàng xiě de shì sān wàn yuán.This invoice says thirty thousand yuan.
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