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寥寥可数
寥寥可數
liáoliáokěshǔ
1. just a very few (idiom); tiny number
2. just a handful
3. not many at all
4. You count them on your fingers.

Character Breakdown

寥
liáo
few, scarce; empty, deserted
14 丶
寥
liáo
few, scarce; empty, deserted
14 丶
可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2 5 丶
数
shù
count, number, several
HSK 3 13 丶

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