/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
 
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		String regex = "^[^;]+(?:;[^;]+){2}";
		String string = "first;snd;3rd;4th;5th;6th;...";
		Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
		Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string);
 
		if (matcher.find()) {
		    System.out.println(matcher.group(0));
		}
	}
}

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