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难得 nándé

难得 nándé Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 难得 nándé .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nándé | nan2 de2
English translation
seldom
rare
hard to come by

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Traditional form

難得

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 难得 nándé

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nán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhuī represents the meaning and jǐn represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. The simplified character nán was adapted from the cursive form of the trad

Positional decomposition

又隹

Number of Strokes

10

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally written as . Depicts a hand ( cùn ) grabbing a shell ( bèi ), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". The chì (movement) component was added later.

Positional decomposition

chì 旦寸

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 难得 nándé

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机会难得, xìng 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì .

Don't let slip such a golden opportunity.

很快发现 fāxiàn ,付诸实践 yuǎn 心中 xīn zhōng 构想 gòu xiǎng 困难 kùnnan duō .

I soon found I had undertaken a task of more difficulty than I had imagined.

这个 zhè ge 地区 dìqū 难得 nándé 见到 jiàn dào Xuě .

It is unusual to see snow in this region.

缓解 huǎnjiě 电话 diàn huà huì shǎng de 冲突 chōngtū 可能 kěnéng huì 困难 kùnnan duō .

In conference calls, conflict can be much more difficult to defuse.

必须 bìxū 承认 chéngrèn , zhè 想象 xiǎngxiàng de yāo 困难 kùnnan duō .

I must admit, it's more difficult than I thought it would be.

难得 nándé Decomposition

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难得 nándé Compounds

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