很少
Chinese
very; rather; quite | young; few; little young; few; little; lack | ||
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simp. and trad. (很少) | 很 | 少 | |
Literally: “very few”. |
Pronunciation
Adverb
很少
- seldom; rarely
Usage notes
Few Chinese dictionaries have an entry for this word because it is seen as too obvious a compound of its parts from a Chinese perspective, though it is more opaque from the perspective of speakers of other languages such as English.
Synonyms
- (literary) 鮮少/鲜少 (xiǎnshǎo)
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 好少
See also
- 不常 (bùcháng)
- 罕見/罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
- 難得/难得 (nándé)