HSK 2 · Quantities

不少

bù shǎo

quite a lot

Stroke order of 不少

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes 少 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

不 is a bird flying up that does not land; 少 is few: not few.

Parts: 不 not + 少 few

The characters in 不少

不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
少 shǎo — few; little (4 strokes)

Example sentence

来参加的人不少。

Quite a lot of people came.

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however 不但not only

Words with 少

多少how many; how much 少few; little 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 少数minority 至少at least 缺少to lack; shortage

More words: Quantities

数to count 数字number; digit 一共altogether 部分part 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 少数minority 人数number of people 人口population 大量a large amount 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot

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