many; quite a few; a good number of

bù shǎo

b+ù·4th tonesh+ǎo·3rd tone

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He has no less than two thousand yen with him.

他随身带着不少于两千日元。

The bridge saved us a lot of time.

那条橋为我们节省了不少时间。

We've been matched up with some strong teams this year.

我们今年和不少强队交过手。

Not a few foreigners like Japanese food.

也有不少外国人喜欢日本料理。

As he has done a lot of bad things, we can conclude that he is a bad person.

因为他做了不少壞事，我们可以断定他不是个好人。

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