数回(すうかい)

すうかい
noun
several times; a few times
number
1. several times; a few times
An unspecified small number of occasions, typically two to five or so. The prefix 数(すう) (several) attaches to the counter 回(かい) (times, occurrences).
年(ねん)に数回(すうかい)会(あ)う。
We meet several times a year.
Take this medicine several times a day.
Last year I went on several business trips abroad.

The prefix 数(すう) attaches to counters to mean "several" of that unit. Vaguer than a specific number, but implies a modest count rather than many.

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