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稀有
稀有
(xī yǒu): Rare (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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稀 • xī • sparse, rare, diluted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xī
稀
sparse, rare, diluted
有 • yǒu • to have • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yǒu
有
to have
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 稀有.
Words with
稀
珍稀
zhēn xī
precious; valuable and rare
稀奇
xī qí
rare / unusual
稀少
xī shǎo
rare / scarce
稀罕
xī han
rare / uncommon
稀薄
xī bó
thin, rarefied
稀释
xī shì
to dilute
稀奇古怪
xī qí gǔ guài
bizarre; strange and unusual
Words with
有
有些
yǒu xiē
some
有的
yǒu de
(there are) some (who are...)
没有
méi yǒu
don't have
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
有时
yǒu shí
sometimes
有意思
yǒu yì si
interesting
只有
zhǐ yǒu
only have ...
有关
yǒu guān
to have sth to do with
4.
How to Use 稀有 in Sentences
Verb + Adjective
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
xī
稀
yǒu
有
neutral
become rare
Adjective + Noun
xī
稀
yǒu
有
dòng
动
wù
物
5.
Example Sentences with 稀有
zhè
这
zhòng
种
huā
花
hěn
很
xī
稀
yǒu
有
neutral
rare animal
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.
