很少
Chinese edit
very; rather; quite | young; few; little young; few; little; lack | ||
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simp. and trad. (很少) |
很 | 少 | |
Literally: “very few”. |
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
很少
Usage notes edit
Few Chinese dictionaries have an entry for this word because it is seen as too obvious a compound of its parts from a Chinese perspective, though it is more opaque from the perspective of speakers of other languages such as English.