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不少 (bù shǎo): Many (numeral) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
少 • shǎo • few • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shǎo
少
few
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不少.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
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bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
少
多少
duō shao
how much/many?
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年
shào nián
early youth
少数
shǎo shù
small number
少见
shǎo jiàn
rare; seldom seen
少量
shǎo liàng
a smidgen
缺少
quē shǎo
lack
至少
zhì shǎo
at least
4.
Example Sentences with 不少
yóu
由
yú
于
wén
文
huà
化
chā
差
yì
异
，
tā
他
men
们
zhī
之
jiān
间
chǎn
产
shēng
生
le
了
bù
不
shǎo
少
wù
误
jiě
解
。
Due to cultural differences, many misunderstandings arose between them.
tā
他
gōng
工
zuò
作
duō
多
nián
年
，
jī
积
xù
蓄
le
了
bù
kuò
阔
chuò
绰
de
的
shēng
生
huó
活
fāng
方
shì
式
ràng
让
tā
他
yíng
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
他
yǒu
有
bù
不
shǎo
少
yōu
优
diǎn
点
，
zhōu
周
mò
末
qù
去
jiāo
郊
wài
外
，
zǒng
总
néng
能
guān
观
chá
不
shǎo
少
cái
财
fù
富
。
He has accumulated considerable wealth after working for many years.
赢
dé
得
le
了
bù
不
shǎo
少
xiàn
羡
mù
慕
de
的
mù
目
guāng
光
。
His lavish lifestyle has earned him many admiring glances.
dàn
但
gōu
沟
tōng
通
néng
能
lì
力
què
确
shí
实
xū
需
yào
要
jiā
加
qiáng
强
。
Although he has many advantages, his communication skills really need to be improved.
察
dào
到
bù
不
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
qù
趣
de
的
fēi
飞
qín
禽
zǒu
走
shòu
兽
。
When going to the outskirts on weekends, I can always observe many interesting birds and animals.
