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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寥寥无几

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寥寥无几 liáo liáo - wú jǐ - (idiom) very few

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 36,167 25,505 28,608

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
寥 liáo- empty
- lonesome
- very few
寥 liáo- empty
- lonesome
- very few
无 mó- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
无 wú- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
几 jī- small table
几 jī- almost
几 jǐ- how much
- how many
- several
- a few

Other Words Containing 寥寥无几

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
寥寥无几 - 9 36,167 25,505 28,608