难得 nándé▶ raro, escaso

Stroke order

难得 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 难 — 10 strokes
• 得 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. seldom
2. rare
3. hard to come by

Related words

• 为难Avergonzado
• 免得para que no
• 得力derecho
• 得罪Ofender
• 心得Experiencia; experimentar
• 灾难desastre

难得 is pronounced nándé and means “raro, escaso”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 难得 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.