What does 寥寥可数 mean?

寥寥可数 (liáo liáo kě shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “very few in number”.

How do you pronounce 寥寥可数?

寥寥可数 is pronounced liáo liáo kě shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

Literally, 寥寥可数 means “Sparse and countable”. It is used to mean “very few in number”.

寥寥：稀少，很少。形容很少，数得出来。

寥寥：稀少，很少。形容很少，数得出来。

寥寥可数 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “very few in number”. Only a handful. Literally, “Sparse and countable”.

Frequency

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
寥	liáo	14	sparse, few, desolate
寥	liáo	14	sparse, few, desolate
可	kě	5	can, may, suitable
数	shǔ	13	count, number, several, fate

在那个偏远的小村庄里，商店寥寥可数，生活物资全靠定期运送。

In that remote small village, shops are only a handful, and daily necessities rely entirely on regular deliveries.

What does 寥寥可数 mean?: 寥寥可数 (liáo liáo kě shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “very few in number”.
How do you pronounce 寥寥可数?: 寥寥可数 is pronounced liáo liáo kě shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寥寥可数 literally mean?: Literally, 寥寥可数 means “Sparse and countable”. It is used to mean “very few in number”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寥寥可数?: 寥寥：稀少，很少。形容很少，数得出来。