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少见 (shǎo jiàn): Rare (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 4

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Character Breakdown

少见 consists of 2 characters.

少 • shǎo • few • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

shǎo少

few

见 • jiàn • to see, to perceive with the eyes • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

jiàn见

to see, to perceive with the eyes

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Pinyinshǎo jiàn

Meaningrare; seldom seen

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 4

SyntaxAdjective

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 少见.

Words with 少

多少duō shaohow much/many?
减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年shào niánearly youth
少数shǎo shùsmall number
少量shǎo liànga smidgen
缺少quē shǎolack
至少zhì shǎoat least
青少年qīng shào niányoungsters

Words with 见

再见zài jiàngoodbye
听见tīng jiànto hear
看见kàn jiànsee
不见bù jiànnot to see
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3.

Example Sentences with 少见

zhè这

zhǒng种

jí极

duān端

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

见面jiàn miànto meet

遇见yù jiànto meet

意见yì jiànidea

shǎo

少

jiàn见

。

This kind of extreme weather is rare.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

yán颜

sè色

de的

huā花

zài在

běi北

fāng方

hěn很

shǎo少

jiàn见

。

Flowers of this color are very rare in the north.

tā他

zhù住

zài在

yáo遥

yuǎn远

de的

chéng城

shì市

，

wǒ我

men们

hěn很

shǎo少

jiàn见

miàn面

。

He lives in a distant city, so we rarely meet.

tā de xuè xíng shì AB xíng ， shǔ yú bǐ jiào shǎo jiàn de lèi xíng 。

他的血型是AB型，属于比较少见的类型。

His blood type is AB, which is a relatively rare type.