How to say “rare” in Chinese
rare, uncommon
“Rare” in Chinese is 少见, shǎo jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
少见 is read shǎo jiàn: 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
In 多少 it is read with the neutral tone.
再见 literally means “see you again”.
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 “少见”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 少见. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种情况很少见zhèzhǒngqíngkuànghěnshǎojiànThis kind of situation is rare.
More words from the lesson “Even if”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rare” in Chinese?
“Rare” in Chinese is 少见, pinyin shǎojiàn.
What does 少见 mean?
少见 (shǎojiàn) means “rare, uncommon”.
How do you write 少见?
少见 is 2 characters: 少 (shǎo) — few, little; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 少见?
少见 is read shǎojiàn. Tones: shǎo — third tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“rare” in the lesson “Even if”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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