屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
Pinyin

Definition

屈指可数
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qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. very few

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
kě kǒu
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 to taste good
Kě kǒu kě lè
  1. 1 Coca-Cola
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
kě fǒu
  1. 1 is it possible or not?
kě pà
  1. 1 awful
  2. 2 dreadful
  3. 3 fearful
  4. 4 formidable
  5. 5 frightful
  6. 6 scary
  7. 7 hideous
  8. 8 horrible
  9. 9 terrible
  10. 10 terribly
kě chǐ
  1. 1 shameful
  2. 2 disgraceful
  3. 3 ignominious
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
kě wù
  1. 1 repulsive
  2. 2 vile
  3. 3 hateful
  4. 4 abominable
kě lián
  1. 1 pitiful
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 to have pity on
kě lè
  1. 1 amusing
  2. 2 entertaining
  3. 3 (loanword) cola
kě xiào
  1. 1 funny
  2. 2 ridiculous
kě néng xìng
  1. 1 possibility
  2. 2 probability
kě guì
  1. 1 to be treasured
  2. 2 praiseworthy
kě kào
  1. 1 reliable

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
  1. 1 act of God
  2. 2 force majeure (law)
  3. 3 irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其实啊,中国女性真正经济人格独立的屈指可数。在痛苦不堪的婚姻下她们多半还是会选择默默忍受。
qíshí ā ,Zhōngguó nǚxìng zhēnzhèng jīngjì réngé dúlì de qūzhǐkěshǔ 。zài tòngkǔ bùkān de hūnyīn xià tāmen duōbàn háishì huì xuǎnzé mòmò rěnshòu 。
Actually, you can count on your fingers the number of Chinese women who are financially and emotionally independent. However miserable their marriages, most of them still choose to put up with it in silence.