稀
罕

Rare in Chinese: 稀罕 (xī han)

xī han

rare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1rare; uncommon
  2. 2rare thing; rarity
  3. 3to value as a rarity; to cherish
  4. 4Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]

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稀
罕

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

˙ㄏㄢ

han

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄢ/ an

Example sentences

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

  • 下雪在这里可是件稀罕事。

    xià xuě zài zhè lǐ kě shì jiàn xī han shì。

    Snow is quite a rare thing around here.

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Related words

稀

xī

rare

罕见

hǎn jiàn

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)

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