tertiary

Chinese translation: 一年三次

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English term or phrase:tertiary
Chinese translation:一年三次
Entered by: karcsy

13:50 Mar 10, 2009
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Computers: Software
English term or phrase: tertiary
Then context:
...monthly, bi-monthly, Bi-monthly odd, quarterly, tertiary, Half-year, yearly...

Thanks in advance
Frank Wang
China
Local time: 16:50
每年三次
Explanation:
Just a guess....

It seems to be used in publication, such as:
monthly => every month; 12x a year
bi-monthly = > every 2 months; 6x a year
Bi-monthly odd => every 2 months; 6x a year (only on odd number months - Jan/Mar/May/July/Sept/Nov
quarterly => 4x a year
tertiary => 3x a year
Half-year => 2x a year
yearly > once a year
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Local time: 16:50
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2 +4每年三次
karcsy
4一年三度的
uqqc


  

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每年三次


Explanation:
Just a guess....

It seems to be used in publication, such as:
monthly => every month; 12x a year
bi-monthly = > every 2 months; 6x a year
Bi-monthly odd => every 2 months; 6x a year (only on odd number months - Jan/Mar/May/July/Sept/Nov
quarterly => 4x a year
tertiary => 3x a year
Half-year => 2x a year
yearly > once a year


karcsy
Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  Da Best: 三次
6 mins
  -> 感恩!

agree  Shirley Lao: three times a year (i.e. every 4 months) http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-760000.html
8 mins
  -> 感恩!谢谢您提供的连接。

agree  Bill
2 hrs
  -> 感恩!

agree  Guei Lin
5 days
  -> 感恩!
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一年三度的


Explanation:
每年三度or每年三次
看整句如何通顺选一个

uqqc
China
Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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