难得

難得

nándé

adjective HSK 5 #6,692

Meanings

HSK 1

难得你今天来了。

Nándé nǐ jīntiān lái le.

How rare for you to come today.

HSK 2

这是一个难得的机会。

Zhè shì yígè nándé de jīhuì.

This is a rare opportunity.

HSK 5

退休以后，他难得有这样轻松的时光。

Tuìxiū yǐhòu, tā nándé yǒu zhèyàng qīngsōng de shíguāng.

After retiring, he rarely has such relaxed time.

usage

Often used at the start of a sentence to express pleasant surprise at something unusual.

grammar

Can function as both an adjective (rare) and an adverb (seldom/rarely).

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