屈指可数

屈指可數
qūzhǐ-kěshǔ
idiom #33,158

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
Shìjiè shàng qūzhǐ-kěshǔ de jǐ wèi dàshī zhīyī.
One of only a handful of masters in the world.
HSK 6
Néng jiě zhè dào tí de xuéshēng qūzhǐ-kěshǔ.
The students who can solve this problem are very few.
HSK 7-9
Zhèzhǒng zhēnxī dòngwù rújīn qūzhǐ-kěshǔ.
This rare animal is now few enough to count on one hand.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

zhǐ
shù