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寥寥无几

寥寥無幾
liáoliáowújǐ
idiom HSK 7 #36,167

Meanings

  1. 1 very few
  2. 2 only a handful
  3. 3 scarce

Examples

来参加会议的人寥寥无几。
Lái cānjiā huìyì de rén liáoliáowújǐ.
Very few people came to the meeting.
能通过这次考试的人寥寥无几。
Néng tōngguò zhè cì kǎoshì de rén liáoliáowújǐ.
Only a handful of people can pass this exam.

Tips

memory
寥寥 (sparse/scanty, repeated for emphasis) + 无几 (without many) = so sparse there are almost none.
usage
Always used to describe disappointingly small numbers. Often placed after the subject as a predicate.

Stroke Order

寥 liáo
无 wú
几 jǐ