难得 (nán dé): rare, hard to come by

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: rare, hard to come by
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

seldom
rare
hard to come by

Chinese explanation

很少发生，不容易遇到
表示某事物非常珍贵或特别，不容易得到
有时也用来表示对某事感到意外或感慨，觉得很不寻常。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

difficult (to...)

HSK 3

to obtain

Example sentences

Because he is too busy with work, he rarely eats with friends, so he is especially happy at tonight's gathering.

During this trip, we rarely have the chance to see such a beautiful sunrise, so everyone was excited and took many photos.

Grandpa usually seldom goes out. Today the weather is nice, so he rarely goes for a walk in the park and even played a few games of chess with a neighbor.

It's very hard to reserve a table at this restaurant. We rarely manage to book one, so we must really enjoy this dinner.

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