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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

难得 [nándé]
  1. 1. hard to come by; rare
    难得的好机会
    a rare chance
    这种草药很难得
    This medicinal herb is hard to come by.
    像他这样的人很难得
    There aren't many like him.
    这家公司的面试机会太难得了!
    小小年纪就这么懂事真是难得啊。
    难得你替我着想。
  2. 2. seldom; rarely
    她千年难得看书。
    She seldom, if ever, reads a book.
    这是一本难得的好书。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

难得 [nándé]
  1. 1. 难以得到的。常用于人或事物,表示值得珍惜
    人才难得
    难得的好事。
  2. 2. 不常(出现或发生)
    难得见上一面
    这样的高温天气北京难得一见。

Examples

难得吃馆子。
I seldom dine out. 吃馆子
难得有净心。
It is difficult to have one's mind entirely at peace with itself. 净心
难得的好机会
a rare chance 难得
这种草药很难得
This medicinal herb is hard to come by. 难得
像他这样的人很难得
There aren't many like him. 难得
她千年难得看书。
She seldom, if ever, reads a book. 难得
难得的人才
a person of extraordinary ability 人才
机会难得,幸勿失之交臂。
Don't let slip such a golden opportunity. 失之交臂
难得你放下手头工作,专程赶来安慰我。 安慰
他是跑运输的,难得有安闲的时侯。 安闲

Collocations

人才难得
talented people are rare
一生难得
hard to find in one's life
十分难得
very rare
难得的机会
a rare opportunity
难得一遇
to rarely meet
深感难得
hardly; rarely

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