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千载难遇 — “A once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity”

千载难遇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity”. Extremely rare and hard to come by. Literally, “hard to meet in a thousand years”.

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千载难遇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

千载难遇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
千
qiān3thousand, many
载
zǎi10carry, load, record, year
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
遇
yù13to meet or encounter

Example Sentence with 千载难遇

这样的合作机会真是千载难遇,我们一定要好好把握。
Such a collaborative opportunity is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance; we must seize it well.

Idioms Related to 千载难遇

Synonyms of 千载难遇

  • qiān千zǎi载nán难féng逢once in a thousand years
  • bǎi百nián年bù不yù遇rarely seen or encountered

Antonyms of 千载难遇

  • xí习yǐ以wéi为cháng常accustomed to it as normal
  • sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯a common sight

More idioms starting with 千

  • qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are invaluable
  • qiān千sī丝wàn万lǚ缕numerous intricate and complex connections
  • qiān千chéng乘wàn万qí骑Magnificent array of chariots and cavalry
  • qiān千shèng乘zhī之guó国A powerful feudal state
  • qiān千chéng乘zhī之wáng王A paramount sovereign or emperor
  • qiān千le了wàn万dàng当everything properly settled and arranged
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百liǎo了Everything is settled
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
  • qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
  • qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
  • qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺,,bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
  • qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred

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Questions about 千载难遇

What does 千载难遇 mean?

千载难遇 (qiān zǎi nán yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity”.

How do you pronounce 千载难遇?

千载难遇 is pronounced qiān zǎi nán yù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 千载难遇 literally mean?

Literally, 千载难遇 means “hard to meet in a thousand years”. It is used to mean “a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 千载难遇?

一千年里也难碰到一次。形容机会极其难得。同“千载难逢”。

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