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寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ): Very few / scarce — Meaning & Stroke Order

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寥寥无几 consists of 4 characters.

few, sparse, empty, vast

few, sparse, empty, vast

how much/many? [expecting a small number]

How to Use 寥寥无几 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 寥寥无几 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

neutral

very few choices

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

de的

rén人

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

Subject + Predicatewith观众

guān观

zhòng众

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

Example Sentences with 寥寥无几

jīn今

tiān天

lái来

shàng上

kè课

de的

rén人

neutral

very few people

neutral

become very few

neutral

very few spectators

liáo

寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

There are very few people attending class today.

néng能

tōng通

guò过

zhè这

xiàng项

yán严

kē苛

kǎo考

hé核

de的

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

Very few candidates can pass this rigorous assessment.

nǐ你

duì对

zhè这

ge个

lěng冷

mén门

lǐng领

yù域

de的

liǎo了

jiě解

zhě者

zhēn真

de的

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

ma吗

？

Are there really very few people who understand this niche field?

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zhè这

ge个

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

de的

shāng商

diàn店

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

，

shēng生

huó活

bù不

tài太

fāng方

biàn便

。

There are very few shops in this small town, making life less convenient.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

zhī支

chí持

zhě者

zhòng众

duō多

，

dàn

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhāo招

pái牌

cài菜

bìng并

bú

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xuān宣

chuán传

hěn很

guǎng广

，

dàn但

zhēn真

zhèng

shēn深

yè夜

hái还

zài在

yíng营

yè业

de的

biàn便

lì利

diàn

但

shí实

jì际

dào到

chǎng场

de的

rén人

què却

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

He claimed to have many supporters, but in reality, very few people showed up.

不

xiàng像

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

nà那

yàng样

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

The signature dishes of this restaurant are not as scarce as the legend says.

正

lǐ理

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

lǐ理

lùn论

de的

rén人

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

Despite extensive promotion, there are very few people who truly understand this complex theory.

店

，

zhè这

tiáo条

jiē街

shàng上

liáo寥

liáo寥

wú无

jǐ几

。

There are very few convenience stores still open late at night on this street.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 寥寥无几.

Words with 无

无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无不wú bù
无从wú cóng
无偿wú cháng
无关wú guān
无力wú lì
无奈wú nài

Words with 几

几乎jī hūHSK 3
几率jī lǜ
庶几shù jī