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Chinese
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very; rather; quite
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young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
simp. and trad.
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| Literally: “very few”.
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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)
- (Cantonese) 好少
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