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少见

shǎo jiàn · shao jian

Traditional 少見

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

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Snow in October

  1. Liangliang

    十月(shíyuè)就(jiù)下雪(xiàxuě)，真(zhēn)少见(shǎojiàn)！

    Snow in October is really rare!

  2. Dengdeng

    对啊(duìa)，我(wǒ)二十年(èrshínián)都(dōu)没(méi)见过(jiànguò)。

    Yes, I have not seen it in twenty years.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)外面(wàimiàn)堆(duī)雪人(xuěrén)吧(ba)！

    Let's go build a snowman outside!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我们(wǒmen)的(de)雪人(xuěrén)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)少见(shǎojiàn)。

    Okay! Our snowman will definitely be rare.

  5. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)，这么(zhème)少(shǎo)的(de)雪(xuě)，雪人(xuěrén)只有(zhǐyǒu)拳头(quántou)那么(nàme)大(dà)。

    Yeah, with so little snow, the snowman is only the size of a fist.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)国(guó)家(jiā)蛮(mán)少(shǎo)见(jiàn)的(de)。

My name is very rare in our country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by klzlueylx · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)少(shǎo)见(jiàn)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

She has a rare given name.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by fliegster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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