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不少
Pinyin bùshǎo IPA [pu˥˩ ʂɑʊ˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ
HSK 1 adjective 形容词 Book 1 · Lesson 14 freq #1045

Meaning

Quite a few, quite a lot — literally "not few". Though built from a negative, it is a positive statement of quantity: 不少人 means "quite a lot of people".

Examples

这个商店有不少人。 Zhège shāngdiàn yǒu bù shǎo rén. There are quite a few people in this shop.
他有不少中国朋友。 Tā yǒu bù shǎo Zhōngguó péngyou. He has quite a few Chinese friends.

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