不少 bù shǎo many / a lot / not few syn 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days syn 日前 rì qián the other day / a few days ago syn 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái for the past few years syn 几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years / several years / how many years? 好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several / quite a few syn 这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days 几个月 幾個月 jǐ ge yuè several months / the last few months 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 日内 日內 rì nèi in a few days / one of these days syn 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù extremely few / a small minority 几许 幾許 jǐ xǔ (literary) how many / quite a few syn 鲜为人知 鮮為人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī rarely known to anyone (idiom) / almost unknown / secret to all but a few syn 寥寥 liáo liáo very few syn 最近几年 最近幾年 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years / last several years / recent years 几天来 幾天來 jǐ tiān lái for the past few days 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few syn 即日 jí rì this or that very day / in the next few days syn 末梢 mò shāo tip / end / last few days syn 不日 bù rì within the next few days / in a few days time syn 点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words / to expose with a word / to point out bluntly syn 畅饮 暢飲 chàng yǐn to have a few drinks / to drink to one's heart's content syn 过少 過少 guò shǎo too few / insufficient 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 话别 話別 huà bié to say a few parting words / to bid goodbye syn 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom) syn 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom) syn 寥落 liáo luò sparse / few and far between syn 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow syn 硕果仅存 碩果僅存 shuò guǒ jǐn cún only remaining of the great (idiom) / one of the few greats extant syn 以少胜多 以少勝多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 敌众我寡 敵衆我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers syn 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 寥 liáo empty / lonesome / very few 一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 三言两语 三言兩語 sān yán liǎng yǔ in a few words (idiom) / expressed succinctly 只言片语 只言片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom) / a few isolated phrases syn 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky! 三言两句 三言兩句 sān yán liǎng jù in a few words (idiom) / expressed succinctly 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom) / a few drinks can ease social interaction 杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom) 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn 飘飘然 飄飄然 piāo piāo rán elated / light and airy feeling (after a few drinks) / smug and conceited / complacent syn 鲜少 鮮少 xiǎn shǎo very few / rarely 月杪 yuè miǎo last few days of the month syn 日来 日來 rì lái in the past few days / lately 众寡 衆寡 zhòng guǎ the many or the few 分肥 fēn féi to unfairly divide benefits, favoring a few 有数 有數 yǒu shù to have kept count / to know how many / (fig.) to know exactly how things stand / to know the score / not many / only a few syn 自奉甚俭 自奉甚儉 zì fèng shèn jiǎn (idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures 只不过几年前 只不過幾年前 zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián only a few years ago / just a few years ago 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 数不多 數不多 shù bù duō a small number / one of a very few 小酌 xiǎo zhuó to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party) 三脚两步 三腳兩步 sān jiǎo liǎng bù hurriedly / just a few steps away 秒射 miǎo shè to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex 穷家薄业 窮家薄業 qióng jiā bó yè lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom) / fig. destitute 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo - kě shǔ (idiom) very few syn 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo - wú jǐ (idiom) very few syn 实况照片 實況照片 shí kuàng zhào piàn live photo / motion photo (a still photo with a few seconds of video captured before and after the photo is taken) 少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few / very little 少突胶质 少突膠質 shǎo tū jiāo zhì oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system / oligodendroglia 少说为佳 少說為佳 shǎo shuō wéi jiā Few words are best. / Brevity is the soul of wit. 点穿 點穿 diǎn chuān to lay bare in a few words / to expose with a word 疏水箪瓢 疏水簞瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo little water and few utensils / to live a frugal life (idiom) 尾号 尾號 wěi hào last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc 隔三差五 gé sān - chà wǔ (idiom) every few days / every once in a while syn 屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ - kě shǔ lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / fig. very few syn 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ (idiom) just a word or two / a few isolated phrases syn 尟 xiǎn few / rare 多看几眼 多看幾眼 duō kàn jǐ yǎn to take a closer look / to look at (sb or sth) a few more times 