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稀少

稀少 (xī shǎo): Rare / scarce (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

稀少 consists of 2 characters.

sparse, rare, diluted

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinxī shǎo

Meaningrare / scarce

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word稀少

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3.

How to Use 稀少 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 稀少 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

xī稀

shǎo少

neutral

extremely rare

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

xī稀

shǎo少

Subject + Predicatewith人口

rén人

kǒu口

xī稀

shǎo少

Noun + Adjectivewith资源

zī资

yuán源

xī稀

shǎo少

4.

Example Sentences with 稀少

zài在

shā沙

mò漠

zhōng中

，

shuǐ水

yuán源

neutral

become scarce

neutral

sparse population

formal

Written

scarce resources

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.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhāo招

pái牌

cài菜

yòng用

liào料

jiǎng讲

jiū究

，

dàn但

měi每

rì日

gōng供

yìng应

liáng量

shí十

fēn分

xī稀

shǎo少

。

The signature dish of this restaurant uses exquisite ingredients, but the daily supply is very limited.

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.

zài在

xìn信

xī息

bào爆

zhà炸

de的

shí时

dài代

，

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

shēn深

dù度

sī思

kǎo考

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

xī稀

shǎo少

le了

。

In the era of information explosion, genuine deep thinking has instead become scarce.