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稀薄 (xī bó): Thin (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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稀薄 consists of 2 characters.

稀 • xī • sparse, rare, diluted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xī稀

sparse, rare, diluted

薄 • bó • thin; flimsy • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

bó薄

thin; flimsy

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Pinyinxī bó

Meaningthin, rarefied

Characters2

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Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 稀薄

Shān山

dǐng顶

de的

kōng空

qì气

hěn很

xī稀

bó薄

。

The air at the mountain top is very thin.

Gāo高

yuán原

shàng上

yǎng氧

qì气

xī稀

bó薄

，

yóu游

kè

Suí随

zhe着

hǎi海

bá拔

shēng升

gāo高

，

dà大

qì气

biàn变

客

xū需

yào要

màn慢

màn慢

shì适

yìng应

。

On the plateau, oxygen is rarefied, and tourists need to adapt slowly.

dé得

xī稀

bó薄

，

zǐ紫

wài外

xiàn线

yě也

gèng更

qiáng强

。

As altitude increases, the atmosphere becomes thinner and ultraviolet rays are stronger.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 稀薄.

Words with 稀

珍稀zhēn xīprecious; valuable and rare
稀奇xī qírare / unusual
稀少xī shǎorare / scarce
稀有xī yǒurare
稀罕xī hanrare / uncommon
稀释xī shìto dilute
稀奇古怪xī qí gǔ guàibizarre; strange and unusual

Words with 薄

薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
单薄dān bóThin / weak
刻薄kè bóharsh; mean
微薄wēi bómeager, slight
浅薄

qiǎn bó

shallow, superficial

菲薄fěi bóhumble; poor; to belittle

薄荷bò hemint (herb)

薄饼bó bǐngthin pancake, crepe