数不胜数 shǔ bù shèng shǔ countless

Explanation

形容数量很多，无法计算。

describes a very large number that cannot be counted

Origin Story

很久以前，在一个繁华的集市上，琳琅满目的商品堆积如山，应有尽有。各种各样的丝绸、瓷器、茶叶、香料，吸引了来自四面八方的顾客。小贩们热情地叫卖着，声音此起彼伏，热闹非凡。一位来自西域的商人，初次来到这个集市，被眼前的一切惊呆了。他从未见过如此丰富的商品，种类之多，数量之巨，简直让他无法想象。他环顾四周，只见人头攒动，货物堆积成山，各种各样的商品让人眼花缭乱。他感叹道：“这集市的商品，真是数不胜数啊！”从此，“数不胜数”这个成语便流传了下来，用来形容数量极多，难以计数的事物。

hěn jiǔ yǐqián, zài yīgè fán huá de jíshì shàng, lín láng mǎn mù de shāngpǐn duī jī rú shān, yìng yǒu jìnyǒu. gè zhǒng gè yàng de sīchóu, cíqì, chá yè, xiāngliào, xīyǐn le lái zì sì miàn bā fāng de gùkè. xiǎofàn men rèqíng de jiàomài zhe, shēngyīn cǐ qǐ pífú, rè nào fēi fán. yī wèi lái zì xī yù de shāngrén, chū cì lái dào zhège jíshì, bèi yǎn qián de yīqiè jīng dāi le. tā cóng wèi jiàn guò rúcǐ fēngfù de shāngpǐn, zhǒnglèi zhī duō, shùliàng zhī jù, jiǎnzhí ràng tā wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng. tā huángù sì chōu, zhǐ jiàn rén tóu zándòng, huòwù duī jī chéng shān, gè zhǒng gè yàng de shāngpǐn ràng rén yǎn huā liáoluàn. tā gǎntàn dào: “zhège jíshì de shāngpǐn, zhēn shì shǔ bù shèng shǔ a!” cóng cǐ,“shǔ bù shèng shǔ” zhège chéngyǔ biàn liúchuán le xiàlái, yòng lái xiángshù shùliàng jí duō, nán yǐ jìshù de shìwù.

Long ago, in a bustling marketplace, countless goods piled high, a wide variety of merchandise. Silks, porcelain, teas, and spices attracted customers from far and wide. Vendors enthusiastically hawked their wares, voices rising and falling in a lively chorus. A merchant from the West, visiting this market for the first time, was astonished by the sight. He had never seen such an abundance of goods; the sheer variety and quantity were beyond his imagination. He looked around, seeing a sea of people and mountains of merchandise, countless items dazzling the eyes. He exclaimed, “The goods in this market are truly countless!” From then on, the idiom “countless” spread, used to describe things too numerous to count.

Usage

用于形容数量极多，多得无法计算。

yòng yú xiángshù shùliàng jí duō, duō de wúfǎ jìsuàn

Used to describe a very large number that is too numerous to count.

Examples

• 天上的星星数不胜数。

  tiānshàng de xīngxīng shǔ bù shèng shǔ

  The stars in the sky are countless.

• 宇宙中的星球数不胜数。

  yǔzhòu zhōng de xīngqiú shǔ bù shèng shǔ

  The planets in the universe are countless

Related Idioms

• 不计其数

• 多如牛毛

Opposite Idioms

• 屈指可数

• 寥寥无几