Definition
数不胜数 is a set phrase (成语) meaning 'too many to count' or 'countless'. It literally describes something so numerous that one cannot finish counting it. You can use it as a predicate or attribute to emphasize an overwhelming quantity.
f.e.
(set phrase) too numerous to countcountless
Examples
- 数不胜数。Zhèyàng de shìlì zài lìshǐ shàng shǔ bù shèng shǔ.Such examples in history are too numerous to count.
- 数不胜数，。Tā shūjià shàng de shū shǔ bù shèng shǔ, jīhū fàng bú xià le.The books on his shelf are countless; there's almost no room left.
- 数不胜数，。Wǎngluò shàng de xìnxī shǔ bù shèng shǔ, yào xuéhuì shāixuǎn.Information on the internet is too numerous to count; you need to learn to filter it.
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