Meaning of 三长两短
三长两短 means unexpected misfortune or disaster; sudden death. Pronounced sān cháng liǎng duǎn.
- unexpected misfortune or disaster; sudden death
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
jià驾
shǐ驶
，
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
yǒu有
gè个
sān三
cháng长
liǎng两
duǎn短
。
You must drive carefully and make sure nothing bad happens to you.
Rú如
guǒ果
hái孩
zi子
yǒu有
gè个
sān三
cháng长
liǎng两
duǎn短
，
wǒ我
yě也
bù不
huó活
le了
。
If anything happens to my child, I won't want to live anymore.
Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
qù去
pá爬
shān山
，
wǒ我
zǒng总
dān担
xīn心
huì会
chū出
shén什
me么
sān三
cháng长
liǎng两
duǎn短
。
He went mountain climbing alone, and I keep worrying that something might happen to him.
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Measure Words
个/ gè
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