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寥寥无几

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
(idiom) very few
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
寥
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *寥* | 寥* | *寥
14画
few, scarce; empty, deserted
3020.2
JSMH
寥
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *寥* | 寥* | *寥
14画
few, scarce; empty, deserted
3020.2
JSMH
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
几
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *几* | 几* | *几
2画
small table
幾
7721.0
HN

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
寥寥无几
(idiom) very few
寥
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *寥* | 寥* | *寥
empty / lonesome / very few
寥寥
very few
 寥
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *寥* | 寥* | *寥
empty / lonesome / very few
  无
  mó​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
  无
  wú​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
  无几
very little / hardly any
   几
   jī​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *几* | 几* | *几
small table
   几
   jī​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *几* | 几* | *几
(literary) almost
   几
   jǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *几* | 几* | *几
how many; how much / several; a few


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