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稀少
稀少
(xī shǎo): Rare / scarce (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
稀 • xī • sparse, rare, diluted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xī
稀
sparse, rare, diluted
少 • shǎo • few • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shǎo
少
few
4.
How to Use 稀少 in Sentences
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
xī
稀
shǎo
少
neutral
extremely rare
Verb + Complement
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
xī
稀
shǎo
少
Subject + Predicate
with
人口
rén
人
kǒu
口
xī
稀
shǎo
少
Noun + Adjective
with
资源
zī
资
yuán
源
xī
稀
shǎo
少
5.
Example Sentences with 稀少
zài
在
shā
沙
mò
漠
zhōng
中
,
shuǐ
水
yuán
neutral
become scarce
neutral
sparse population
formal
Written
scarce resources
源
shì
是
jí
极
qí
其
xī
稀
shǎo
少
de
的
zhēn
珍
guì
贵
zī
资
yuán
源
。
In the desert, water sources are extremely scarce and precious resources.
nǐ
你
jiàn
见
guò
过
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
yǔ
羽
máo
毛
yán
颜
sè
色
rú
如
cǐ
此
xī
稀
shǎo
少
de
的
niǎo
鸟
lèi
类
ma
吗
?
Have you ever seen a bird with such a rare feather color?
zhè
这
zhòng
种
huā
花
zài
在
dōng
冬
tiān
天
hěn
很
xī
稀
shǎo
少
。
This kind of flower is very scarce in winter.
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
tiān
天
fù
赋
yì
异
bǐng
禀
,
zhǐ
只
shì
是
kěn
肯
xià
下
kǔ
苦
gōng
功
de
的
rén
人
yuè
越
lái
来
yuè
越
xī
稀
shǎo
少
。
He is not exceptionally talented; it's just that people willing to put in hard work are becoming increasingly scarce.
yóu
由
yú
于
huán
环
jìng
境
wū
污
rǎn
染
,
gān
干
jìng
净
de
的
kōng
空
qì
气
biàn
变
dé
得
yuè
越
lái
来
yuè
越
xī
稀
shǎo
少
。
Due to environmental pollution, clean air is becoming increasingly scarce.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 稀少.
稀
少
Words with
稀
珍稀
zhēn xī
precious; valuable and rare
稀奇
xī qí
rare / unusual
稀有
xī yǒu
rare
稀罕
xī han
rare / uncommon
依稀
yī xī
Vaguely; faintly; indistinctly.
稀薄
xī bó
thin, rarefied
稀释
xī shì
to dilute
稀巴烂
xī bā làn
smashed to pieces; utterly shattered