稀
少

Sparse in Chinese: 稀少 (xī shǎo)

xī shǎo

sparse

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sparse
  2. 2rare

Stroke order

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稀
少

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个地区人口十分稀少。

    zhè ge dì qū rén kǒu shí fēn xī shǎo。

    This region is very sparsely populated.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

稀

xī

rare

多少

duō shǎo

number

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

不少

bù shǎo

many

少年

shào nián

early youth

少数

shǎo shù

small number

少儿

shào ér

child

少见

shǎo jiàn

rare

少量

shǎo liàng

a smidgen

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