事不过三 Traditional 事不過三 shì bù guò sān 🔊 a thing should not be attempted more… + Review this word Meanings shì bù guò sān 事不過三 (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again(idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times Its characters 事shìthing; matterHSK 1不bùnot; noHSK 1过guòto crossHSK 2三sānthreeHSK 1