How to Say ‘I rarely go out’ in Simplified Chinese
很少出来
hěn shǎo chū lái
[hěn shǎo chū lái]
💬 Usage Tip: 出来 (chūlai) here means "go out socially", not just physically stepping outside. 很少 (hěn shǎo) before a verb means "rarely": 我很少喝酒 "I rarely drink".
Phrase Breakdown
很少
hěn shǎo
[hěn shǎo]
seldom; rarely
Adverb meaning something happens very little or not often.
他很少喝酒。
He rarely drinks alcohol.
出来
chū lái
[chū lái]
to come out; to go out
Verb meaning to leave home and go out, e.g. to socialize.
周末一起出来玩吧。
Let's go out and have fun together this weekend.
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