数不胜数

數不勝數

shǔbùshèngshǔ

idiom #25,843

Meanings

1 too many to count
2 innumerable
3 countless

Characters

to bear, to endure

Examples

这座城市里的历史遗迹数不胜数。

Zhè zuò chéngshì lǐ de lìshǐ yíjì shǔbùshèngshǔ.

The historical sites in this city are too many to count.

她收到的粉丝来信数不胜数。

Tā shōudào de fěnsī láixìn shǔbùshèngshǔ.

The fan letters she received were innumerable.

Tips

memory

胜 here means to endure/to bear — counting cannot bear (endure) the number. You start counting, but the number wins and overwhelms you.

Stroke Order

数 shù

不 bù

胜 shèng