infrequent visitor; rare guest
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
infrequent visitor; rare guest; visitor who seldom comes
Used to express that someone rarely visits, often with a warm or slightly surprised tone. Can be used humorously or politely.
Nǐ你
zhēn真
shì是
xī稀
kè客
a啊
，
kuài快
qǐng请
jìn进
！
You are truly a rare guest—please, come in!
Jīn今
tiān天
jiā家
lǐ里
lái来
le了
wèi位
xī稀
kè客
。
A rare visitor came to our home today.
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Tā他
kě可
shì是
xī稀
kè客
，
yī一
nián年
yě也
lái来
bu不
liǎo了
yī一
cì次
。
He's quite an infrequent visitor; he doesn't even come once a year.