不胜枚举 (bù shèng méi jǔ) — too numerous to mention individually; countless; too many to enumerate (one by one)
Definition
A formal idiom meaning 'too many to count or list one by one.' Sets it apart from the simpler 很多 by signaling an overwhelming quantity in written or rhetorical contexts.
idiom
too numerous to mention individuallycountlesstoo many to enumerate (one by one)
Examples
- 不胜枚举，。Zhōng guó gè dì de míng shèng gǔ jì bù shèng méi jǔ, měi yí gè dōu yǒu dú tè de lì shǐ.China has so many famous historical sites that they are too numerous to mention individually; each one has a unique history.
- 不胜枚举，。Guān yú zhè ge kè tí de yán jiū chéng guǒ bù shèng méi jǔ, kě jiàn qí xué shù jià zhí hěn gāo.The research results on this topic are so numerous that they can't be listed one by one, which shows its high academic value.
- 不胜枚举，，。Tā fàn de cuò wù bù shèng méi jǔ, dàn zhè cì shí zài tài guò fèn le, dà jiā wú fǎ yuán liàng.The mistakes he made are too many to enumerate, but this time it was really too much, and everyone couldn't forgive him.
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