Chinese Word: 稀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

稀HSK 6

Pinyin: xī

English Definition: rare; uncommon; watery; sparse

Chinese Definition:
①事物中间距离远、空隙大，与“密”相对，稀疏。稀落。稀客。依稀。
②浓度小，含水分多的，与“稠”相对：稀薄。稀料。稀释。
③少：稀少。稀罕。稀奇。古稀之年。
④用在“烂”、“松”等形容词前面，表明程度深：稀烂。稀碎。稀松。
⑤密稠。

Synonym: 疏

Antonyms: 密稠

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 禾

Pictophonetic:希 indicates the sound; 禾 (grain) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 禾 [ hé ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
- 希 [ xī ] rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

Similar Characters: 烯

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珍稀HSK 6	zhēn xī	rare; precious and uncommon
稀少	xī shǎo	sparse; rare
稀疏	xī shū	sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
依稀	yī xī	vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely
稀奇	xī qí	rare; strange

1		shān dǐng 山顶 kōng qì 空气 xī bó 稀薄。 The air at the top of the mountain is thin.
2		bǎo bǎo 宝宝 jīn tiān 今天 zǎo shang 早上 chī 吃 le 了 yì wǎn 一碗 xī fàn 稀饭 hé 和 yī gè 一个 jī dàn 鸡蛋。 This morning, my baby had a bowl of porridge and an egg for breakfast.
3		bó fù 伯父 suī rán 虽然 nián guò gǔ xī 年过古稀， dàn 但 shēn tǐ 身体 fēi cháng 非常 jiàn kāng 健康， hái 还 jīng cháng 经常 qù 去 pá shān 爬山。 Although he is over seventy, Uncle is very healthy and often goes hiking.
4		yè zi 叶子 yuè lái yuè 越来越 xī shǎo 稀少， shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 lù chū 露出 le 了 liáng shān bó 梁山伯 hé 和 zhù yīng tái 祝英台 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 As the leaves became fewer and fewer, the figures of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were revealed on the branches.
5		yīng ér 婴儿 zài 在 kāi shǐ 开始 chī 吃 gù tǐ 固体 shí pǐn 食品 qián 前 kě yǐ 可以 xiān 先 cháng shì 尝试 chī 吃 yì xiē 一些 xī fàn 稀饭 huò zhě 或者 zhōu 粥。 Babies can try some porridge or congee before they start eating solid food.

1		shān dǐng 山顶 kōng qì 空气 xī bó 稀薄。 The air at the top of the mountain is thin.
2		bǎo bǎo 宝宝 jīn tiān 今天 zǎo shang 早上 chī 吃 le 了 yì wǎn 一碗 xī fàn 稀饭 hé 和 yī gè 一个 jī dàn 鸡蛋。 This morning, my baby had a bowl of porridge and an egg for breakfast.
3		bó fù 伯父 suī rán 虽然 nián guò gǔ xī 年过古稀， dàn 但 shēn tǐ 身体 fēi cháng 非常 jiàn kāng 健康， hái 还 jīng cháng 经常 qù 去 pá shān 爬山。 Although he is over seventy, Uncle is very healthy and often goes hiking.
4		yè zi 叶子 yuè lái yuè 越来越 xī shǎo 稀少， shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 lù chū 露出 le 了 liáng shān bó 梁山伯 hé 和 zhù yīng tái 祝英台 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 As the leaves became fewer and fewer, the figures of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were revealed on the branches.
5		yīng ér 婴儿 zài 在 kāi shǐ 开始 chī 吃 gù tǐ 固体 shí pǐn 食品 qián 前 kě yǐ 可以 xiān 先 cháng shì 尝试 chī 吃 yì xiē 一些 xī fàn 稀饭 huò zhě 或者 zhōu 粥。 Babies can try some porridge or congee before they start eating solid food.