很少

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Chinese

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very; rather; quite
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 
simp. and trad.
(很少)
Literally: “very few”.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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很少

  1. seldom; rarely

Usage notes

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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

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See also

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