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无数

wú shù · wu shu

Traditional 無數

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. countless
  2. numberless
  3. innumerable
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Counting stars

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)天上(tiānshàng)，无数(wúshù)颗(kē)星星(xīngxing)！

    Look at the sky, countless stars!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)不过来(bùguòlái)。

    Yes, I cannot count them all.

  3. Dengdeng

    无数(wúshù)颗(kē)星星(xīngxing)，我(wǒ)要(yào)数(shǔ)一整晚(yīzhěngwǎn)。

    Countless stars. I will count all night.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)数(shǔ)到(dào)几(jǐ)了(le)？

    How far have you counted?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)到(dào)一百(yībǎi)，就(jiù)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)了(le)。

    I counted to one hundred and then wanted to sleep.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)数(shǔ)吧(ba)。

    Then let us count again tomorrow.

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2 examples
01

无(wú)数(shù)星(xīng)星(xing)在(zài)天(tiān)上(shàng)闪(shǎn)烁(shuò)。

Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)事(shì)故(gù)给(gěi)无(wú)数(shù)家(jiā)庭(tíng)带(dài)来(lái)了(le)痛(tòng)苦(kǔ)。

This accident brought suffering to countless families.

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