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in knots; (gather) in twos and threes; (often of people) in twos and threes; in small groups

sān sān liǎng liǎng

三 三 两 两

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slin knots; (gather) in twos and threes; (often of people) in twos and threes; in small groups
- huáng hūn rén men sān sān liǎng liǎng de zài hé biān sàn bù
  黄昏，人们三三两两地在河边散步。
  At dusk, people are strolling by the river in twos and threes.
- chéng kè sān sān liǎng liǎng zài yuè tái shang děng chē
  乘客三三两两在月台上等车。
  Passengers were waiting in knots on the platform.
- tóng xué men sān sān liǎng liǎng de chū qu le
  同学们三三两两地出去了。
  The classmates went out by twos and threes.
- chuán sān sān liǎng liǎng bìng pái tíng bó zhe
  船三三两两并排停泊着。
  Boats were anchored two and three abreast.
synonym
xī xi lā lā稀稀拉拉
antonym
rén shān rén hǎi人山人海

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