know the score; limited in number
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to know the facts; to be well aware; to have confidence
Often used with the suffix 儿 (有数儿). Commonly appears in the structure 心里有数.
Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
xīn心
lǐ里
dōu都
yǒu有
shù数
ér儿
。
Both of them know the score in their minds.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
dào到
dǐ底
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
，
dà大
jiā家
xīn心
lǐ里
yǒu有
shù数
。
Whether there's a problem with this matter or not, everyone knows the facts.
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Nǐ你
bié别
dān担
xīn心
，
wǒ我
duì对
zhè这
ge个
yǒu有
shù数
。
Don't worry, I know all about this.
adjective
limited in number; only a few; not many
Usually modifies a following measure word and noun, often with 的 in between.
Zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yǒu有
shù数
de的
jǐ几
tiān天
le了
，
děi得
jiā加
bǎ把
jìn劲
r儿
。
There are only a few days left, so we need to push harder.
Zhèr这
yǒu儿
shù有
de数
jǐ的
gè几
rén个
dōu人
rèn都
shi认
tā识
他
。
The few people here all know him.
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Tā他
de的
cáng藏
shū书
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yǒu有
shù数
de的
jǐ几
běn本
。
His book collection consists of only a few volumes.