罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare / rarely seen syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 尤物 yóu wù rarity / rare object / rare person / extraordinarily beautiful woman syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 稀有 xī yǒu uncommon / rare syn 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) syn 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items / to collect (such items) syn 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 稀奇 xī qí rare / strange syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 少有 shǎo yǒu rare / infrequent syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable / rare / precious syn 稀少 xī shǎo sparse / rare syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 珍稀 zhēn xī rare / precious and uncommon syn 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare syn 稀世 xī shì rare syn 珍奇 zhēn qí rare / strange syn 瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn 难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable syn 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry) 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué strange / rare / bizarre syn 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 奇珍 qí zhēn a rare treasure / sth priceless and unique 异香 異香 yì xiāng rare perfume syn 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 引种 引種 yǐn zhǒng (agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 珍馐 珍饈 zhēn xiū delicacy / dainties / rare foodstuff syn 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 畜 chù livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal syn 牲 shēng domestic animal / sacrificial animal syn 稀 xī rare / uncommon / watery / sparse syn 罕 hǎn rare syn 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 畜力 chù lì animal power / animal-drawn (plow etc) 秘本 祕本 mì běn a treasured rare book syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 稀土元素 xī tǔ yuán sù rare earth element (chemistry) 使役 shǐ yì to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc) syn 玮 瑋 wěi (reddish jade) / precious / rare syn 祎 禕 yī excellent / precious / rare / fine / (used in given names) 它 tā it (pronoun for an animal) syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 动物 動物 dòng wù animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal / brute / bastard syn 解剖 jiě pōu to dissect (an animal) / to analyze / anatomy 爪子 zhuǎ zi (animal's) claw syn 残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled / handicapped / deformity on a person or animal 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood / warm-blooded (animal) / endothermic (physiology) syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 牲畜 shēng chù farm animal / livestock syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 诱捕 誘捕 yòu bǔ to trap (an animal) / to lure (a suspect) into a trap 家畜 jiā chù domestic animal / livestock / cattle syn 吆喝 yāo he to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares) / to denounce loudly / to shout slogans syn 宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 动物界 動物界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 百兽 百獸 bǎi shòu all creatures / every kind of animal syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 水生 shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal) 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat 养生 養生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc) syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 牧业 牧業 mù yè livestock husbandry / animal product industry 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn 畜牧业 畜牧業 xù mù yè animal husbandry / stock raising / livestock raising 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast syn 油饼 油餅 yóu bǐng deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder) syn 动物油 動物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat 软体 軟體 ruǎn tǐ (of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 