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不计其数

bù jì qí shù

countless

Character by character

不bù
not
计jì
count
其qí
their
数shù
number

Example

每年来这里旅游的人不计其数。
Countless tourists come here every year.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

数 is shù here (number); compare 屈指可数, where it is the verb shǔ.

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