少
见

Rare in Chinese: 少见 (shǎo jiàn)

shǎo jiàn

rare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 少見1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1rare; seldom seen
  2. 2(formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you

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少
见

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ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

少见

Simplified

少見

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这种鸟在城里很少见。

    zhè zhǒng niǎo zài chéng lǐ hěn shǎo jiàn。

    This kind of bird is rarely seen in the city.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

见

jiàn

to see

多少

duō shǎo

number

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

意见

yì jiàn

idea

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

碰见

pèng jiàn

to run into

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