不可多得

bùkěduōdé
  1. hard to come by
  2. rare

CEDICT

to be hard to come by; to be rare to have

Wiktionary

形容非常難得。

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Entry Composition

1 不可 bùkě cannot; should not; must not
2 多 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
=3 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=3 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

Related entries

難得 nándé
  1. seldom
  2. rare
  3. hard to come by
我生平难得做了一件好事...却是没用的。

For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.

Source: Tatoeba

一分熟 yīfēnshú rare (of steak)
少有 shǎoyǒu
  1. rare
  2. infrequent
那房子因为其少有的形状被突显出来。

The house stood out because of its unusual shape.

Source: Tatoeba

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  1. rare
  2. strange
珍異 zhēnyì
  1. rare
  2. precious and odd
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