千载难逢

千載難逢

qiānzǎi-nánféng

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Meanings

HSK 2

这是一个千载难逢的好机会。

Zhè shì yīgè qiānzǎi-nánféng de hǎo jīhuì.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

HSK 7-9

千载难逢的日食吸引了大批游客。

Qiānzǎi-nánféng de rìshí xīyǐn le dàpī yóukè.

The extremely rare solar eclipse attracted large crowds of tourists.

memory

千 (thousand) + 载 (years) + 难 (hard) + 逢 (to encounter) - 'hard to encounter in a thousand years'. A powerful way to express rarity.

千 qiān

载 zǎi

难 nán

逢 féng