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寥
liáo
few, scarce; empty, deserted
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Words Using 寥 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
寥寥
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liáoliáo
very few
liáoliáo
寥寥
↗
very few
寂寥
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jìliáo
lonely / still / desolate / (classical)
jìliáo
寂寥
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lonely / still / desolate / (classical)
寥
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liáo
empty / lonesome / very few
liáo
寥
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empty / lonesome / very few
寥寥可数
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liáoliáokěshǔ
just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
liáoliáokěshǔ
寥寥可数
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just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
寥寥无几
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liáoliáowújǐ
just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
liáoliáowújǐ
寥寥无几
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just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
寥落
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liáoluò
sparse / few and far between
liáoluò
寥落
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sparse / few and far between