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HSK
7-9

very few

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

liao2liao2wu2ji3 liáoliáowújǐ

Meaning


Primary

very few

Mnemonic


寥寥無幾 Very few describes an amount that is so 寥 few that if you take 幾 several from that bunch you will be left with 無 nothing at all!

Usage


這 次 考試 及格 的 學生 寥寥無幾。

Very few students passed the exam.

這 部 電影 的 觀眾 寥寥無幾。

The audience for this movie is very few.

會 講 這 種 語言 的 人 寥寥無幾。

There are very few people who can speak this language.

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