屈指可数 (qū zhǐ kě shǔ) — very few (lit. can be counted on one's fingers)
Definition
Chengyu meaning 'can be counted on the fingers' — used to emphasize that something is extremely few. Pairs with 寥寥可数 as a near-synonym, but 屈指可数 leans more toward concrete countable items.
idiom
very few (lit. can be counted on one's fingers)
Examples
- 屈指可数。Xiàng tā zhè yàng de rén cái shí zài qū zhǐ kě shǔ.People with his talent are truly few and far between.
- 屈指可数。Néng qǔ dé rú cǐ chéng jiù de kē xué jiā qū zhǐ kě shǔ.The scientists who achieve such accomplishments are very few.
- ，屈指可数。Zài tā de yì shēng zhōng, kuài lè de rì zi qū zhǐ kě shǔ.In his life, happy days were few and far between.
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