saam1 fan6三份

Jyutpingsaam1 fan6

Yalesāam fahn

Common

Definition

Triplicate; three copies of a document.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the quantity of three copies, often used in administrative or bureaucratic contexts. It functions as both a noun phrase representing the set of three and a quantifier for items that need to be duplicated. When used as a quantifier, it typically follows the verb or the object being copied.

Examples

le1呢fan2份man4文gin2件jiu3要jing2影jan3印saam1三fan6份。

This document needs to be photocopied in triplicate.

nei5你tin4填hou2好saam1三fan6份biu2表gaak3格mei6未aa4呀？

Have you finished filling out the three copies of the form yet?

Common phrases

jing2影jan3印saam1三fan6份

photocopy in triplicate

tin4填se2寫saam1三fan6份

fill out three copies

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 三個, which refers to three individual items rather than three identical copies of the same thing. Using 三份 implies that the items are duplicates or portions of a whole.