难得 (難得)
nán dé
Pinyin

Definition

难得 (難得)
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nán dé
  1. seldom
  2. rare
  3. hard to come by

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

得
dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
得到
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
获得
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
觉得
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Sample Sentences

王总，您难得来上海，明天我带您去一些景区逛逛吧？
Wáng zǒng ，nín nándé lái Shànghǎi ，míngtiān wǒ dài nín qù yīxiē jǐngqū guàngguang ba ？
Mr. Wang, you seldom have such opportunity to come to Shanghai, Shall I take you to pay a visit to some scenic areas?
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叔叔和婶婶是在微博上认识的，他们觉得这样的相遇过程非常地难得，所以特别珍惜对方。
shūshu hé shěnshen shì zài wēibó shàng rènshi de ，tāmen juéde zhèyàng de xiāngyù guòchéng fēicháng de nándé ，suǒyǐ tèbié zhēnxī duìfāng 。
My uncle and aunt met on Weibo. They think that it's rare to meet each other in this way, so they really cherish each other.
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哈，你可真可爱，平时都那么阳光，难得看到你抓狂。人呢，难免都会有些不好的情绪需要发泄一下，别介意。
hā ，nǐ kě zhēn kě ài ，píngshí dōu nàme yángguāng ，nándé kàndào nǐ zhuākuáng 。rén ne ，nánmiǎn dōuhuì yǒuxiē bùhǎo de qíngxù xūyào fāxiè yīxià ，bié jièyì 。
Ha, you're so cute. You've normally got such a sunny disposition, it's rare to see you lose it. It's normal that people get into bad moods and need to get it off their chest, don't worry about it.
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谁说不是呢，像今天，难得聚餐，大家都高高兴兴的，又是他在那里抱怨点的菜不好吃啦，聚餐的地点离家太远啦；然后诉苦说家里和老婆的不愉快啦，小孩功课不好学校老师不会教。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ，xiàng jīntiān ，nándé jùcān ，dàjiā dōu gāogāoxìngxìng de ，yòu shì tā zài nàlǐ bàoyuàn diǎnr de cài bù hǎochī la ，jùcān de dìdiǎn lí jiā tài yuǎn la ；ránhòu sùkǔ shuō jiālǐ hé lǎopó de bù yúkuài la ，xiǎohái gōngkè bù hǎo xuéxiào lǎoshī bùhuì jiāo 。
Tell me about it. Like today, we managed to get together to eat for the first time in a while, so everyone was in high spirits, but he was there complaining again that the food that was ordered wasn't nice and that the restaurant we chose was too far from his home; Then he was grumbling about his disagreements with his wife at home, that his kids are bad at doing their homework and that the teachers at their school don't teach well.
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成绩就像股市样熊了还能再熊难得见一次牛市。
chéngjì jiù xiàng gǔshì yàng xióng le hái néng zài xióng nándé jiàn yīcì niúshì 。
Grades are like the stock market, crashing again and again, hardly ever rising.
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王主任过奖了，您别顾着说话，来，我给您倒酒，难得大家聚在一起，酒逢知己千杯少，我为你再干一杯！
Wáng zhǔrèn guòjiǎng le ，nín bié gùzhe shuōhuà ，lái ，wǒ gěi nín dào jiǔ ，nándé dàjiā jù zàiyīqǐ ，jiǔ féng zhījǐ qiān bēi shǎo ，wǒ wèi nǐ zài gān yī bēi ！
You're flattering me, Mr Wang. Let's give the talking a rest. Come, I'll pour you a drink. It's such a rare occasion to have everyone get together. A thousand glasses are too few when drinking buddies meet, I'll down another glass for you!
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嗨，你真是太逗了，说吧，反正从这儿到世纪饭店也还有不少的路程。难得见你对物理学那么有兴趣。
hāi ，nǐ zhēn shì tài dòu le ，shuō ba ，fǎnzhèng cóng zhèr dào shìjì fàndiàn yě háiyǒu bùshǎo de lùchéng 。nándé jiàn nǐ duì wùlǐxué nàme yǒu xìngqù 。
Hey, you really are quite the tease. Go on then, as there is still quite a way to go before we reach the Century Hotel. It's rare to see you take such an interest in physics.
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好好，难得今天你师母特别开心，想喝酒了呀，老师也一起敬你。
hǎohāo ，nándé jīntiān nǐ shīmǔ tèbié kāixīn ，xiǎng hējiǔ le ya ，lǎoshī yě yīqǐ jìng nǐ 。
OK, OK, it's so rare to see you in such good spirits that you want to have a drink, Mrs Lin, so I'll have a drink with you.
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哇，难得从你这儿听到褒奖哦，真是受宠若惊，“柳体”较“颜体”更均匀瘦硬些，点画爽利挺秀，笔力非常遒劲。
wā ，nándé cóng nǐ zhèr tīngdào bāojiǎng ò ，zhēn shì shòuchǒngruòjīng ，“Liǔtǐ ”jiào “Yántǐ ”gèng jūnyún shòu yìng xiē ，diǎnhuà shuǎnglì tǐng xiù ，bǐ lì fēicháng qiújìn 。
Wow, it's rare to hear such praise from you, I'm so humbled to be complimented by you. The Liu style is a little more even, thinner, and sharper, the strokes are brisker, straighter and more elegant, with a strong energy behind the brush strokes.
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那么作为外交学院的新生，今天与“偶像”近距离接触的机会实属难得。在洪辉先生演讲结束后，我们也将开放提问环节，请各位同学抓住机会，踊跃参与提问。
nàme zuòwéi wàijiāoxuéyuàn de xīnshēng ，jīntiān yǔ “ǒuxiàng ”jìn jùlí jiēchù de jīhuì shí shǔ nándé 。zài Hóng Huī xiānsheng yǎnjiǎng jiéshù hòu ，wǒmen yě jiāng kāifàng tíwèn huánjié ，qǐng gèwèi tóngxué zhuāzhù jīhuì ，yǒngyuè cānyù tíwèn 。
As new students of China Foreign Affairs University, this is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with an idol. So when Mr Hong finishes his speech, we'll allow a round of questions from the floor. I hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity and jump at the chance to ask questions.
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