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Just a very few (idiom) in Chinese: 寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ)

liáo liáo wú jǐ

just a very few (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 寥寥無幾1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1just a very few (idiom); tiny number
  2. 2not many at all
  3. 3You count them on your fingers.

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄠˊ

liáo

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄠˊ

liáo

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧˇ

jǐ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

寥寥无几

Simplified

寥寥無幾

Traditional

Example sentences

See 寥寥无几 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这么晚了，街上的行人寥寥无几。

    zhè me wǎn le， jiē shàng de xíng rén liáo liáo wú jǐ。

    It's so late that there are very few pedestrians on the street.

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Related words

几

jǐ

how much

无

wú

not to have

几乎

jī hū

almost

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

无奈

wú nài

to have no alternative

无数

wú shù

countless

无法

wú fǎ

unable

无限

wú xiàn

unlimited

无疑

wú yí

undoubtedly

无边

wú biān

without boundary

无关

wú guān

unrelated

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