寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. just a very few (idiom); tiny number
  2. just a handful
  3. not many at all
  4. You count them on your fingers.

CHARACTERS

寥 liáo few, scarce; empty, deserted
寥 liáo few, scarce; empty, deserted
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
数 shǔ
HSK 3
number; several, count; fate