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鲜为人知 (xiǎn wéi rén zhī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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鲜为人知

鲜为人知 (xiǎn wéi rén zhī): Little-known — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鲜为人知 consists of 4 characters.

fresh; new; rare; delicious

to be; to become; to act as

to know, to be aware of

Word Info

Pinyinxiǎn wéi rén zhī

Meaninglittle-known

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word鲜为人知

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鲜为人知.

Words with 鲜

新鲜xīn xiānHSK 3
鲜花xiān huāHSK 4
海鲜hǎi xiānHSK 5
鲜艳xiān yànHSK 5
鲜明xiān míngHSK 6
保鲜bǎo xiānHSK 7-9
鲜活xiān huóHSK 7-9
鲜美xiān měiHSK 7-9

Words with 为

因为yīn wèiHSK 2
为什么wèi shén meHSK 2
为了wèi leHSK 3
认为rèn wéiHSK 3
以为yǐ wéiHSK 4
分为fēn wéiHSK 4
成为chéng wéiHSK 4
作为

Words with 人

家人jiā rénHSK 1
别人bié renHSK 3
名人míng rénHSK 3
大人dà renHSK 3
女人nǚ rénHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
男人

Words with 知

知道zhī daoHSK 2
知识zhī shiHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
知名zhī míngHSK 5
得知dé zhīHSK 6
无知wú zhīHSK 6
知觉zhī juéHSK 6
认知

zuò wéi

HSK 5

nán rén

HSK 3

rèn zhī

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 鲜为人知 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 鲜为人知 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith事实

yī一

gè个

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

shì事

shí实

neutral

a little-known fact

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

Adjective + Noun

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

gù故

shi事

4.

Example Sentences with 鲜为人知

zhè这

ge个

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

neutral

become little-known

neutral

little-known story

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

lì历

shǐ史

formalWritten

little-known history

zhī

知

，

dàn但

hěn很

měi美

lì丽

。

This small town is little-known, but very beautiful.

zhè这

zuò座

xiǎo小

chéng城

de的

lì历

shǐ史

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

，

què却

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

qù趣

。

The history of this small town is little-known, yet very interesting.

zhè这

ge个

lǐ理

lùn论

bèi背

hòu后

yǒu有

yí一

duàn段

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

zhé哲

xué学

yuān渊

yuán源

。

There is a little-known philosophical origin behind this theory.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

yǒu有

nǎ哪

xiē些

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

jǐng景

diǎn点

ma吗

？

Do you know any little-known attractions in this city?

tā他

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

ài爱

hào好

，

jiù就

shì是

shōu收

jí集

yóu邮

piào票

。

He has a little-known hobby, which is collecting stamps.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

tí提

jí及

nà那

duàn段

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

chuàng创

yè业

shī失

bài败

jīng经

lì历

。

He never mentioned that little-known experience of entrepreneurial failure.

zhè这

ge个

pǐn品

pái牌

suī虽

rán然

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

，

dàn但

chǎn产

pǐn品

zhì质

liàng量

què却

fēi非

cháng常

chū出

sè色

。

Although this brand is little-known, its product quality is exceptionally good.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yī一

duàn段

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

lì历

shǐ史

gù故

shì事

。

This book tells a little-known historical story.

wǒ我

zuì最

jìn近

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yí一

gè个

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

dàn但

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

bō播

kè客

jié节

mù目

。

I recently discovered a little-known but very interesting podcast.