How to say “rare” in Chinese
rare, hard to come by
“Rare” in Chinese is 难得, nán dé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
难得 is read nán dé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “难得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 难得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一个难得的机会。zhèshìyígenándédejīhuìIt's a rare chance.
More words from the lesson “A rare chance”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rare” in Chinese?
“Rare” in Chinese is 难得, pinyin nándé.
What does 难得 mean?
难得 (nándé) means “rare, hard to come by”.
How do you write 难得?
难得 is 2 characters: 难 (nán) — difficult; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 难得?
难得 is read nándé. Tones: nán — second tone, dé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rare” in the lesson “A rare chance”
This word is from the topic “The good and the bad” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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