# hiếm khi meaning in Vietnamese: rarely (A2)

> hiếm khi means “rarely, seldom” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hiem-khi/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**hiếm khi**: rarely

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hiem khi

## 1. rarely (adverb)

rarely, seldom

A little more formal than *ít khi*.

- Saigon: Ba em hiếm khi uống rượu. | Hà Nội: Bố em hiếm khi uống rượu. — My dad rarely drinks.
- Ở Sài Gòn hiếm khi trời lạnh. — It's rarely cold in Saigon.

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