Chinese phrase
人不多 rén bù duō
Meaning
not many people
When to use it
Describes a place or group that has a small number of people. It is a neutral way to comment on crowd size, often when a place is quiet or a group is small.
Example dialogue
这家餐厅人不多，我们现在就进去吧。 zhè jiā cān tīng rén bù duō wǒ men xiàn zài jiù jìn qù ba
There aren't many people at this restaurant, so let's go in now.
好，正好不用排队。 hǎo zhèng hǎo bú yòng pái duì
Great, we won't have to wait in line.