屈指可数

屈指可數
qūzhǐkěshǔ
idiom #33,158

Meanings

  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers
  2. 2 very few in number

Examples

Shìjiè shàng qūzhǐkěshǔ de jǐ wèi dàshī zhī yī.
One of only a handful of masters in the world.
Zhè zhǒng zhēnxī dòngwù rújīn qūzhǐkěshǔ.
This rare animal is now few enough to count on one hand.
Néng jiě zhè dào tí de xuéshēng qūzhǐkěshǔ.
The students who can solve this problem are very few.

Tips

memory
Literally 'bend fingers, can count' — so few you can tally them on one hand.

Stroke Order

zhǐ
shù