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稀

xī

rare, unusual, scarce; sparse

Strokes
12
Radical
禾
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 那很稀少。

    Nà hěn xī shǎo

    That's very rare.

  • 树木很稀少。

    Shù mù hěn xī shǎo

    The trees were very scarce.

  • 该国严禁进口稀有野生动物。

    Gāi guó yán jìn jìn kǒu xī yǒu yě shēng dòng wù

    The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.

  • 熊猫因为它们的稀有而成为了世界的宝藏。

    Xióng māo yīn wèi tā men de xī yǒu ér chéng wéi le shì jiè de bǎo zàng

    Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 稀

  • 珍稀zhēn xī 1–1 rare; precious and uncommon
  • 稀xī 1rare; uncommon; watery; sparse
  • 稀罕xī han 1–5rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
  • 稀奇xī qí 1–2 rare; strange
  • 稀少xī shǎo 1–3 sparse; rare