為數 [为数]

Jyutping wai4 sou3
Pinyin wéi shù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少[bu4 shao3] or 不多[bu4 duo1] or a number)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to sum up; to count
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    累積​到​某個​數目
    to amount to a certain number
    • 為數唔少
      为数唔少
      wai4 sou3 m4 siu2
      to come up to not a small number
    • 為數唔多
      为数唔多
      wai4 sou3 m4 do1
      the number to not be many
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to amount to; to number
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    只有为数不多的几个电视节目值得关注。
    只有為數不多的幾個電視節目值得關注。
    zhǐ yǒu wéi shù bù duō de jǐ ge diàn shì jié mù zhí de guān zhù 。
    • Only a few TV programs are worth watching.
  2. Mandarin
    赛义认为数学家自给自足的独行于一小块天堂。
    賽義認為數學家自給自足的獨行於一小塊天堂。
    sài yì rèn wéi shù xué jiā zì jǐ zì zú de dú xíng yú yī xiǎo kuài tiān táng 。
    • Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven.
  3. Mandarin
    我们在店里只碰到为数不多的顾客。
    我們在店裏只碰到為數不多的顧客。
    wǒ men zài diàn lǐ zhǐ pèng dào wéi shù bù duō de gù kè 。
    • We found only a small number of customers in the store.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋响残兵入面征集咗一队为数十几人嘅敢死队，为主部队撤退拖延时间。
    佢哋響殘兵入面徵集咗一隊為數十幾人嘅敢死隊，為主部隊撤退拖延時間。
    keoi5 dei6 hoeng2 caan4 bing1 jap6 min6 zing1 zaap6 zo2 jat1 deoi6 wai4 sou3 sap6 gei2 jan4 ge3 gam2 sei2 deoi2, wai6 zyu2 bou6 deoi2 cit3 teoi3 to1 jin4 si4 gaan3.
    • They have assembled a suicide squad of a couple dozen people from the retreating forces to buy time for the retreat of the main force.
  2. Cantonese
    为数唔少
    為數唔少
    wai4 sou3 m4 siu2
    • to come up to not a small number
  3. Cantonese
    为数唔多
    為數唔多
    wai4 sou3 m4 do1
    • the number to not be many
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    作为全国为数不多的直筒子市，中山与东莞在行政区划、人口和经济结构等多方面均有相似之处，所面临的困难也颇为类似。
    作為全國為數不多的直筒子市，中山與東莞在行政區劃、人口和經濟結構等多方面均有相似之處，所面臨的困難也頗為類似。
    zuò wèi quán guó wèi shù bù duō de zhí tǒng zǐ shì ， zhōng shān yǔ dōng wǎn zài xíng zhèng qū huà ， rén kǒu hé jīng jì jié gòu děng duō fāng miàn jūn yǒu xiàng sì zhī chù ， suǒ miàn lín de kùn nán yě pō wèi lèi sì ．
    • As rare cites throughout the country that doesn't have counties, Zhongshan and Dongguan share similarities in administrative divisions, population and economic structure. They also face rather similar problems.