稀

Rare in Chinese: 稀 (xī)

xī

rare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1rare
  2. 2uncommon
  3. 3watery
  4. 4sparse

Stroke order

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稀

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 稀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这碗粥太稀了。

    zhè wǎn zhōu tài xī le。

    This porridge is too watery.

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Related words

稀罕

xī han

rare

稀奇

xī qí

rare

稀少

xī shǎo

sparse

锡

xī

tin (chemistry)

熄火

xī huǒ

(of fire, lamp etc) to go out

熙熙攘攘

xī xī rǎng rǎng

bustling with activity (idiom)

嬉笑

xī xiào

to be laughing and playing

膝盖

xī gài

knee

习俗

xí sú

custom

席

xí

woven mat

席位

xí wèi

a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)

袭击

xí jī

attack (esp. surprise attack)

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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