千载难逢 (千載難逢)
qiān zǎi nán féng
Pinyin

Definition

千载难逢 (千載難逢)
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qiān zǎi nán féng
  1. extremely rare (idiom)
  2. once in a blue moon

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

千
qiān
  1. 1 thousand
千万
qiān wàn
  1. 1 ten million
  2. 2 countless
  3. 3 many
  4. 4 one must by all means
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
千亿
qiān yì
  1. 1 myriads
  2. 2 hundred billion
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
  1. 1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. 2 innumerable
  3. 3 thousands upon thousands

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive

Sample Sentences

唉，说到这个就难过，被邀请上台的竟然是我旁边的女生！这千载难逢的机会竟然不是我！
ǎi ，shuōdào zhè ge jiù nánguò ，bèi yāoqǐng shàngtái de jìngrán shì wǒ pángbiān de nǚshēng ！zhè qiānzǎinánféng de jīhuì jìngrán búshì wǒ ！
Ah, talking of that it's a little sad, it was actually the girl next to me that got invited on stage! I missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime!
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这可真是千载难逢的商机。相信以后就会有更多国内外知名的物流、货代和进出口贸易的企业汇聚于此了。
zhè kě zhēnshì qiānzǎinánféng de shāngjī 。xiāngxìn yǐhòu jiù huì yǒu gèngduō guónèiwài zhīmíng de wùliú 、huòdài hé jìnchūkǒu màoyì de qǐyè huìjù yúcǐ le 。
This is really a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity. I'm sure that there will be even more shipping of famous domestic and international brands and a concentration of import/export and trade companies here.
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