不少 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 siu2
Pinyin bù shǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. many
  2. a lot
  3. not few
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞、書面語
    唔​少​，​幾多
    quite a few, many
    • 上海係中國最國際化嘅城市，唔少外國旅客都嚟完再嚟，或者留低唔走。
      上海系中国最国际化嘅城市，唔少外国旅客都嚟完再嚟，或者留低唔走。
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  2. 近義詞
    唔少
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    many; much; a lot
    (syn.) 不老少, 一系列, 儦儦, 廣, 繁多, 众多, 廣大, 𣍐少, 延延, 孔多, 广大, 许多, 眾多, 萌生, 百, 颮颮, 千百, 浩繁, 幾多, 𫧃少, 广, 很多, 諸多, 好些, 浩瀚, 飑飑, 許多, 千千, 好多, 诸多
    • 由於上季度的利潤豐厚，公司為她發了不少獎金。
      由于上季度的利润丰厚，公司为她发了不少奖金。
      yóu yú shàng jì dù de lì rùn fēng hòu ， gōng sī wèi tā fā le bù shǎo jiǎng jīn ．
      Because of the huge profit last quarter, the company gave her a lot of bonuses.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #40
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    建这条桥花了不少钱。
    建這條橋花了不少錢。
    jiàn zhè tiáo qiáo huā le bù shǎo qián 。
    • A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.
  2. Mandarin
    不少学生逃学了。
    不少學生逃學了。
    bù shǎo xué sheng táo xué le 。
    • Quite a few students played truant from school.
  3. Mandarin
    山上发现了不少猴子。
    山上發現了不少猴子。
    shān shàng fā xiàn le bù shǎo hóu zi 。
    • Not a few monkeys were found in the mountain.
  4. Mandarin
    有不少人在那里。
    有不少人在那裏。
    yǒu bù shǎo rén zài nà li 。
    • A good many people were there.
  5. Mandarin
    她的孩子不少于10个。
    她的孩子不少於10個。
    tā de hái zi bù shǎo yú 10 gè 。
    • She has no less than ten children.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嘅才干得到不少人嘅赞赏。
    佢嘅才幹得到不少人嘅讚賞。
    keoi5 ge3 coi4 gon3 dak1 dou3 bat1 siu2 jan4 ge3 zaan3 soeng2.
    • His talents got a lot of appreciation from the others.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我所以要反对这个计划，是因为我觉得其中有不少疏漏。
    我所以要反對這個計畫，是因為我覺得其中有不少疏漏。
    wǒ suǒ yǐ yào fǎn duì zhè ge jì huà ， shì yīn wèi wǒ jué de qí zhōng yǒu bù shào shū lòu ．
    • My reason for opposing this plan, is because I feel that there are quite a few holes in it.
  2. Mandarin
    不少大学生身在曹营心在汉 刚签约就想跳槽
    不少大學生身在曹營心在漢 剛簽約就想跳槽
    bù shào dà xué shēng shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn ， gāng qiān yuē jiù xiǎng tiào cáo
    • A growing number of university graduates are not loyal to their employers; right after they've signed a contract of employment, they're already thinking of jumping ship
  3. Mandarin
    在不少大陆人眼中，台湾人的说话方式一直是“娘”的代名词。
    在不少大陸人眼中，台灣人的説話方式一直是“娘”的代名詞。
    zài bù shào dà lù rén yǎn zhōng ， tái wān rén de shuō huà fāng shì yī zhí shì “ niáng ” de dài míng cí ．
    • In the eyes of many Chinese mainlanders, the way Taiwanese people speak is always synonymous to "effiminate."
  4. Mandarin
    由于上季度的利润丰厚，公司为她发了不少奖金。
    由於上季度的利潤豐厚，公司為她發了不少獎金。
    yóu yú shàng jì dù de lì rùn fēng hòu ， gōng sī wèi tā fā le bù shǎo jiǎng jīn ．
    • Because of the huge profit last quarter, the company gave her a lot of bonuses.
  5. Mandarin
    每年都有不少游客来桂林观光。
    每年都有不少遊客來桂林觀光。
    měi nián dōu yǒu bù shào yóu kè lái guì lín guān guāng ．
    • Every year a great number of tourists come to visit Guilin.