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不少

bùshǎo

quite a few; quite a lot

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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

少 shǎo

Strokes
4
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 人不少。 Rén bùshǎo. There are quite a few people.
  • 这儿人不少。 Zhèr rén bùshǎo. There are quite a few people here.
  • 他有不少书。 Tā yǒu bùshǎo shū. He has quite a lot of books.

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