very rare opportunity; once-in-a-lifetime
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Meanings
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extremely rare; a golden opportunity; chance that comes once in a thousand years
literaryUsed to describe an opportunity that is exceptionally rare and precious. It has a positive connotation, emphasizing the need to seize the chance.
Néng能
jiàn见
dào到
zhè这
wèi位
dà大
shī师
，
zhēn真
shì是
qiān千
zǎi载
nán难
féng逢
de的
jī机
huì会
。
It's a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to meet this master.
Zhè这
cì次
de的
tóu投
zī资
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
gè个
qiān千
zǎi载
nán难
féng逢
de的
liáng良
jī机
，
jué绝
bù不
néng能
cuò错
guò过
。
This investment project is a golden opportunity that must not be missed.
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Rú如
cǐ此
qīng清
xī晰
de的
huì彗
xīng星
guān观
cè测
tiáo条
jiàn件
，
kān堪
chēng称
qiān千
zǎi载
nán难
féng逢
。
Such clear conditions for observing the comet can be called a once-in-a-millennium event.