Word: 少 (shǎo) seldom

These are the example sentences using 少 in the sense seldom. Every sentence using 少 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 少 in this sense

30 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

他作风低调，很少说话。

Tā zuòfēng dīdiào, hěn shǎo shuōhuà.

He has a low-key style and rarely speaks.
他回避社交，很少出门。

Tā huíbì shèjiāo, hěn shǎo chūmén.

He shuns social life and rarely goes out.
他在外地工作，很少回家。

Tā zài wàidì gōngzuò, hěn shǎo huíjiā.

He works in another part of the country and rarely comes home.
他太高傲了，很少和同事说话。

Tā tài gāo'àole, hěn shǎo hé tóngshì shuōhuà.

He is so arrogant that he rarely talks to his colleagues.
他常去境外出差，很少在家。

Tā cháng qù jìngwài chūchāi, hěn shǎo zàijiā.

He often travels abroad on business and is rarely at home.
他很少借钱。

Tā hěn shǎo jièqián.

He rarely borrows money. He rarely lends money.
他很少吃水果。

Tā hěn shǎo chī shuǐguǒ.

He seldom eats fruits.
他很少和以前的同学接触。

Tā hěn shǎo hé yǐqián de tóngxué jiēchù.

He is rarely in touch with his old classmates.
他很少和外界联系。

Tā hěn shǎo hé wàijiè liánxì.

He rarely has contact with the outside world.
他很少和家里人吃饭。

Tā hěn shǎo hé jiālǐ rén chīfàn.

He rarely eats with his family.
他很少来看我。

Tā hěn shǎo láikàn wǒ.

He seldom comes to see me.
他很少给他的妻子礼物。

Tā hěn shǎo gěi tā de qīzi lǐwù.

He seldom gives his wife presents.
他搬到北京，此后很少回家。

Tā bān dào Běijīng, cǐhòu hěn shǎo huíjiā.

He moved to Beijing and after that rarely came home.
刚搬来的邻居很少参加社交活动。

Gāng bān lái de línjū hěn shǎo cānjiā shèjiāo huódòng.

The neighbor who just moved in rarely takes part in social events.
她上学很少迟到。

Tā shàngxué hěn shǎo chídào.

She is seldom late for school.
她为人宽厚，很少生气。

Tā wèi rén kuānhòu, hěn shǎo shēngqì.

She is tolerant by nature and rarely gets angry.
她工作很自主，老板很少管她。

Tā gōngzuò hěn zìzhǔ, lǎobǎn hěn shǎo guǎn tā.

She works very autonomously, and her boss rarely interferes.
她很少出去。

Tā hěn shǎo chūqù.

She seldom goes out.
她很少去像那样的地方。

Tā hěn shǎo qù xiàng nàyàng de dìfāng.

She seldom goes to that sort of place.
她很少吃早餐。

Tā hěn shǎo chī zǎocān.

She seldom eats breakfast.
她很少迟到。

Tā hěn shǎo chídào.

She is rarely late for appointments.
她星期日很少出门。

Tā xīngqīrì hěn shǎo chūmén.

She rarely goes out on Sundays.
妈妈很少当面夸奖我。

Māma hěn shǎo dāngmiàn kuājiǎng wǒ.

My mom rarely praises me to my face.
年轻人现在很少看戏曲了。

Niánqīngrén xiànzài hěn shǎo kàn xìqǔ le.

Young people rarely watch Chinese opera these days.
很少能见到像你那么好的人。

Hěn shǎo néng jiàndào xiàng nǐ nàme hǎo de rén.

It's rare to meet nice people like you.
我很少见到他。

Wǒ hěn shǎo jiàndào tā.

Seldom do I see him.
我很少这么生气。

Wǒ hěn shǎo zhème shēngqì.

I'm rarely this angry.
文字游戏很少能被翻译。

Wénzì yóuxì hěn shǎo néng bèi fānyì.

Wordplay rarely translates.
沙漠地带很少下雨。

Shāmò dìdài hěn shǎo xiàyǔ.

It rarely rains in desert zones.
这些天他们很少看电视。

Zhèxiē tiān tāmen hěn shǎo kàn diànshì.

They seldom watch television these days.