少见

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Usage of 少见

The adjective 少见 (shǎojiàn) means "rarely seen" or "uncommon." It is often used to describe things, events, or phenomena that are not frequently encountered in daily life.

Common Contexts

少见 is frequently used with nouns like birds, styles, situations, or objects to emphasize their rarity. For example, "少见" (rare bird) or "少见风格" (uncommon style).

Collocations and Patterns

Nuances

Using 少见 implies that encountering the subject is unusual but possible. It often carries a neutral or slightly positive tone, especially when describing unique or special qualities.

Common Confusions

Don't confuse 少见 with 罕见, which also means "rare" but is more formal and often used in scientific or official contexts. 少见 is more common in everyday speech.

Example Sentences

This kind of bird is rarely seen in the city.

His style of work is rare and unique.

This kind of situation is uncommon in life, but not impossible.