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Rare in Chinese: 少有 (shǎo yǒu)

shǎo yǒu

rare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1rare
  2. 2infrequent

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有

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 如此安静的夜晚实在少有。

    rú cǐ ān jìng de yè wǎn shí zài shǎo yǒu。

    Such a quiet night is truly rare.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

有

yǒu

to have

多少

duō shǎo

number

有名

yǒu míng

famous

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

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