数不胜数 (數不勝數)
shǔ bù shèng shǔ
Pinyin
Definition
数不胜数 (數不勝數)
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- too many to count (idiom); innumerable
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
Sample Sentences
中国的美食文化博大精深,好吃的美食更是数不胜数。
Chinese food culture is very broad and profound. There are countless delicious foods.
天上的星星数不胜数,怎么数也数不完。
The stars in the sky are countless. We can never finish counting them.