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HSK
7-9

very few

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

liao2liao2wu2ji3 liáoliáowújǐ

Meaning


Primary

very few

Mnemonic


寥寥无几 Very few describes an amount that is so 寥 few that if you take 几 several from that bunch you will be left with 无 nothing at all!

Usage


这 次 考试 及格 的 学生 寥寥无几。

Very few students passed the exam.

这 部 电影 的 观众 寥寥无几。

The audience for this movie is very few.

会 讲 这 种 语言 的 人 寥寥无几。

There are very few people who can speak this language.

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