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"rarely" in Chinese
I can't find a way of saying "rarely" = "almost never, very few times"
In descending order I have:
sometimes 有时候
occasionally 间或
rarely ?
never 从来不
Thanks a lot!
Oct 12, 2011 11:44 AM
Answers · 11
rarely is usually translated as 很少,罕见地(hǎn jiàn de).i will give several examples to help you understand how to use this word .
1.I rarely meet him.我很少见到他。
This is rarely the case.这种情况很少见(出现)。
2. Even cars are rarely seen in this viliage.在这个村子里就连汽车都很罕见。
3.She rarely visits her aunt.她难得去看望她姨妈。(她很少去看望她姨妈)
★exception
She is rarely beautiful!她非常漂亮!
October 12, 2011
极少,极少数情况下,几乎不。。。
October 13, 2011
[很]少 is often translated as "rarely'. 少 (the opposite of 多[meaning more]) means "less", so a rough translation would be "rarely" or more literal: "very less" i.e, 我很少吃早饭 (I rarely have breakfast).
Of course there are other words that come close to "rarely"
such as 不常(not often) 有时候(sometimes)
我不常听音乐 = I don't listen to music often.
我有时候喝咖啡 -I drink coffee sometimes
October 12, 2011
“很少”啊。我处可用“少显”
October 12, 2011
rarely=almost never ,very few times 非常罕见,稀有,极少
A scrapped satellite crashing into earth and just droping on somebody's head is a rare accident.
October 12, 2011
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