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稀罕
稀罕
(xī han): Rare / uncommon (Adjective, Verb) — 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
罕 • han • rare, scarce, seldom
han
罕
rare, scarce, seldom
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 稀罕.
Words with
稀
珍稀
zhēn xī
precious; valuable and rare
稀奇
xī qí
rare / unusual
稀少
xī shǎo
rare / scarce
稀有
xī yǒu
rare
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
罕
罕见
hǎn jiàn
seldom seen; rare
4.
How to Use 稀罕 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
物
xī
稀
han
罕
wù
物
neutral
rare thing
Adverb + Verb
bù
不
xī
稀
han
罕
neutral
not care for
Verb + Complement
with
很
xī
稀
han
罕
de
得
hěn
很
5.
Example Sentences with 稀罕
zhè
这
ge
个
wán
玩
jù
具
hěn
很
xī
稀
zhēn
真
xī
稀
han
罕
informal
Spoken
really rare
informal
Spoken
extremely rare
han
罕
。
This toy is very rare.
tā
他
bìng
并
bù
不
xī
稀
han
罕
nà
那
xiē
些
huá
华
ér
而
bù
不
shí
实
de
的
zàn
赞
měi
美
,
gèng
更
kàn
看
zhòng
重
shí
实
jì
际
de
的
chéng
成
guǒ
果
。
He doesn't care for those flashy but insubstantial praises; he values practical results more.
zài
在
xìn
信
xī
息
bào
爆
zhà
炸
de
的
shí
时
dài
代
,
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
de
的
zhuān
专
zhù
注
lì
力
fǎn
反
ér
而
chéng
成
le
了
yì
一
zhǒng
种
xī
稀
han
罕
de
的
pǐn
品
zhì
质
。
In the era of information explosion, genuine concentration has instead become a rare quality.
tā
他
xī
稀
han
罕
nà
那
ge
个
jiù
旧
yóu
邮
piào
票
,
yīn
因
wèi
为
tā
它
shì
是
xiàn
限
liàng
量
bǎn
版
de
的
。
He treasures that old stamp because it's a limited edition.
zài
在
shā
沙
mò
漠
lǐ
里
,
shuǐ
水
shì
是
zuì
最
xī
稀
han
罕
de
的
dōng
东
xi
西
,
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
tè
特
bié
别
zhēn
珍
xī
惜
。
In the desert, water is the most precious thing, and everyone cherishes it greatly.