"很少" meaning in Chinese

See 很少 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: hěnshǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], han² siu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], hěnshǎo [Phonetic:hénshǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hěnshǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hên³-shao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hěn-shǎu [Mandarin, Yale], heenshao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хэньшао [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛnʹšao [Mandarin, Palladius], hán síu [Cantonese, Yale], han² siu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], hen² xiu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 很少
  1. seldom; rarely Synonyms: 鮮少 (xiǎnshǎo) [literary], 鲜少 (xiǎnshǎo) [literary], 好少 [Cantonese] Related terms: 不常 (bùcháng), 罕見 (hǎnjiàn), 罕见 (hǎnjiàn), 難得 (nándé), 难得 (nándé)
    Sense id: en-很少-zh-adv-s-wOrzIC Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "expansion": "很少",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "very few",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seldom; rarely"
      ],
      "id": "en-很少-zh-adv-s-wOrzIC",
      "links": [
        [
          "seldom",
          "seldom"
        ],
        [
          "rarely",
          "rarely"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "bùcháng",
          "word": "不常"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hǎnjiàn",
          "word": "罕見"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hǎnjiàn",
          "word": "罕见"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nándé",
          "word": "難得"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nándé",
          "word": "难得"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "xiǎnshǎo",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "鮮少"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiǎnshǎo",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "鲜少"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "好少"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "han² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo [Phonetic:hénshǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hên³-shao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěn-shǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heenshao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэньшао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛnʹšao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hán síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "han² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hen² xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: hénshǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "很少"
}
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "很少",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "very few",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "bùcháng",
      "word": "不常"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎnjiàn",
      "word": "罕見"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎnjiàn",
      "word": "罕见"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nándé",
      "word": "難得"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nándé",
      "word": "难得"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 少",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 很",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin adverbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seldom; rarely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seldom",
          "seldom"
        ],
        [
          "rarely",
          "rarely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "han² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo [Phonetic:hénshǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěnshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hên³-shao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hěn-shǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heenshao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэньшао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛnʹšao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hán síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "han² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hen² xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: hénshǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xiǎnshǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "鮮少"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎnshǎo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "鲜少"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "好少"
    }
  ],
  "word": "很少"
}

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