寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ) — very few; hardly any; a tiny number (idiom)

Definition

Examples

• 参加比赛的人寥寥无几。
  Cān jiā bǐ sài de rén liáo liáo wú jǐ.
  Very few people participated in the competition.
• 这种珍稀动物在全国也寥寥无几。
  Zhè zhǒng zhēn xī dòng wù zài quán guó yě liáo liáo wú jǐ.
  This rare animal is scarce across the whole country.
• 能真正理解这个问题的人寥寥无几。
  Néng zhēn zhèng lǐ jiě zhè ge wèn tí de rén liáo liáo wú jǐ.
  There are very few people who truly understand this issue.