鲜少

鮮少

xiǎnshǎo

adverb

Meanings

1 rarely
2 seldom
3 very few

Characters

Examples

他鲜少在公开场合发言。

Tā xiǎnshǎo zài gōngkāi chǎnghé fāyán.

He rarely speaks in public settings.

这种鸟在城市里鲜少见到。

Zhè zhǒng niǎo zài chéngshì lǐ xiǎnshǎo jiàndào.

This kind of bird is rarely seen in cities.

Tips

register

Slightly literary — written rather than spoken. In casual speech use 很少 (hěn shǎo). Note 鲜 here is read xiǎn 'few / rare,' not the more common xiān 'fresh.'

Stroke Order

鲜 xiān

少 shǎo