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不少

bù shǎo · bu shao

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Meaning

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  1. many
  2. a lot
  3. not few
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Missing snacks

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)买(mǎi)了(le)不少(bùshǎo)东西(dōngxi)啊(a)。

    You bought quite a lot today.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，不少(bùshǎo)是(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    Yes, quite a few are for you.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Really? Where?

  4. Dengdeng

    不少(bùshǎo)零食(língshí)，都(dōu)在(zài)这个(zhège)袋子(dàizi)里(lǐ)。

    Quite a few snacks, all in this bag.

  5. Liangliang

    袋子(dàizi)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)！不少(bùshǎo)零食(língshí)都(dōu)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)。

    The bag is empty! Quite a few snacks have vanished.

  6. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)……自己(zìjǐ)跳进(tiàojìn)我(wǒ)的(de)嘴里(zuǐlǐ)了(le)。

    They... jumped into my mouth by themselves.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)条(tiáo)桥(qiáo)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)节(jié)省(shěng)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)时(shí)间(jiān)。

The bridge saved us a lot of time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

计(jì)划(huà)使(shǐ)村(cūn)民(mín)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)改(gǎi)善(shàn)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)。

The initiative measurably improved quality of life for the villagers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by LittleBoy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

少
shǎo

few; less

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