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稀有 (xī yǒu): Rare (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

稀有 consists of 2 characters.

sparse, rare, diluted

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinxī yǒu

Meaningrare

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word稀有

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How to Use 稀有 in Sentences

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

Verb + Adjectivewith变得

biàn变

de得

xī稀

yǒu有

neutral

become rare

Adjective + Noun

xī稀

yǒu有

dòng动

wù物

neutral

rare animal

4.

Example Sentences with 稀有

zhè这

zhòng种

huā花

hěn很

xī稀

yǒu有

。

xī稀

yǒu有

jīn金

shǔ属

formal

rare metal

This flower is very rare.

zài在

zì自

rán然

jiè界

zhōng中

，

rú如

cǐ此

wán完

měi美

de的

zuàn钻

shí石

jīng晶

tǐ体

shì是

jí极

qí其

xī稀

yǒu有

de的

。

In nature, such perfect diamond crystals are extremely rare.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

xiàng像

tā他

zhè这

yàng样

chéng诚

shí实

de的

rén人

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

xī稀

yǒu有

ma吗

？

Don't you think that honest people like him are quite rare nowadays?

xióng熊

māo猫

shì是

xī稀

yǒu有

de的

dòng动

wù物

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

bǎo保

hù护

tā它

men们

。

Pandas are rare animals, and we need to protect them.

zhè这

zhǒng种

xī稀

yǒu有

de的

jīn金

shǔ属

yuán元

sù素

，

bìng并

wèi未

bèi被

guǎng广

fàn泛

yìng应

yòng用

yú于

gōng工

yè业

shēng生

chǎn产

。

This rare metallic element has not been widely used in industrial production.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

xué学

shí识

yuān渊

bó博

，

ér而

qiě且

wèi为

rén人

qiān谦

hé和

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

pǐn品

zhì质

zǔ组

hé合

shí实

shǔ属

xī稀

yǒu有

。

He is not only knowledgeable but also humble, a combination of qualities that is truly rare.

tā他

shōu收

cáng藏

le了

xǔ许

duō多

xī稀

yǒu有

de的

yóu邮

piào票

，

měi每

yī一

zhāng张

dōu都

hěn很

yǒu有

jià价

zhí值

。

He has collected many rare stamps, each of which is very valuable.

wǒ我

zài在

gǔ古

dǒng董

shì市

chǎng场

ǒu偶

rán然

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yì一

běn本

xī稀

yǒu有

de的

chū初

bǎn版

xiǎo小

shuō说

。

I accidentally found a rare first edition novel at the antique market.

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有些yǒu xiēHSK 1
有的yǒu deHSK 1
没有méi yǒuHSK 1
有点儿yǒu diǎn rHSK 1
有时yǒu shíHSK 2
有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
只有zhǐ yǒuHSK 3
有关yǒu guānHSK 3