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难得一见

nándéyíjiàn

rarely seen; hard to come by

A child gazes in wonder at a rare white deer.
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Characters in this word

难 nán

Strokes
10
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

得 dé

Strokes
11
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 得

一 yī

Strokes
1
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

见 jiàn

Strokes
4
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
冂 frame 儿 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这座古桥保存得如此完整,在同类遗迹中难得一见。 Zhè zuò gǔqiáo bǎocún de rúcǐ wánzhěng, zài tónglèi yíjì zhōng nándé yí jiàn. This ancient bridge has been preserved so completely that it is rarely seen among similar remains.
  • 这种野生小花只在山顶开放,平时难得一见。 Zhè zhǒng yěshēng xiǎohuā zhǐ zài shāndǐng kāifàng, píngshí nándé yí jiàn. This kind of wild flower only blooms at the mountaintop and is rarely seen otherwise.
  • 在这么大的城市里,能看到满天星星,真是难得一见。 Zài zhème dà de chéngshì lǐ, néng kàndào mǎntiān xīngxing, zhēnshi nándé yí jiàn. In such a big city, seeing a sky full of stars is truly a rare sight.

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