屈指可数 (qū zhǐ kě shǔ) — very few (lit. can be counted on one's fingers)

Definición

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)

Ejemplos

  • 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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