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為數

简为数 · 繁為數

Mandarin · pinyin wéi shù

(used before 不少 bù shǎo or 不多 bù duō) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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2–4 · wei2 shu4

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verb

to amount to; to number

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