为数不多 meaning in English

wéishùbùduō

not many; only a few

Traditional 為數不多27 strokes

Meaning of 为数不多

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wéishùbùduō
  1. not many; only a few

为数不多 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

只zhǐ有yǒu为wéi数shù不bù多duō的de几jǐ个gè电diàn视shì节jié目mù值zhí得de关guān注zhù。
Only a few TV programs are worth watching.

Stroke order for each character

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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes

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数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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多 duō · many · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 为数不多.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
多少duōshaonumber; amount; somewhat
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
因为yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account of
认为rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
不过bùguòonly; merely

Questions about 为数不多

What does 为数不多 mean?

为数不多 (wéishùbùduō) means "not many; only a few".

How do you write 为数不多?

为数不多 is made of 4 characters: 为 (4 strokes), 数 (13 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 多 (6 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

How is 为数不多 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 为数不多 is written 為數不多.