鲜少

鮮少

xiǎnshǎo

adverb

Meanings

1 rarely
2 seldom
3 very few

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他鲜少在公开场合发言。

Tā xiǎnshǎo zài gōngkāi chǎnghé fāyán.

He rarely speaks in public settings.

HSK 3

这种鸟在城市里鲜少见到。

Zhèzhǒng 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. Note 鲜 here is read xiǎn 'few / rare,' not the more common xiān 'fresh.'

Stroke Order

鲜 xiān

少 shǎo