不少
HSK 2 (2021)
不少 (bùshǎo) · many
不少 (bùshǎo) means “many; quite a few”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 少 (few). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 不少 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
少 shǎo · few
What 少 is made of
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他有不少朋友。Tā yǒu bùshǎo péngyou.He has quite a few friends.
今天来了不少人吗？Jīntiān lái le bùshǎo rén ma?Did a lot of people come today?
Questions about 不少
What does 不少 mean?
不少 (bùshǎo) means “many; quite a few”.
How do you pronounce 不少?
不少 is pronounced bùshǎo.
Which HSK level is 不少?
不少 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不少 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.