数不胜数

數不勝數

shǔbù-shèngshǔ

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Meanings

HSK 7-9

这座城市里的历史遗迹数不胜数。

Zhè zuò chéngshì lǐ de lìshǐ yíjì shǔbù-shèngshǔ.

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

HSK 7-9

她收到的粉丝来信数不胜数。

Tā shōudào de fěnsī láixìn shǔbù-shèngshǔ.

The fan letters she received were innumerable.

memory

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

数 shù

不 bù

胜 shèng