稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 HSK 7-9
- sparse
- rare
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稀
- 稀奇 xī qí ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ hei1 kei4 rare
- 稀罕 xī han ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ hei1 hon2 rare; uncommon
- 依稀 yī xī ㄧ ㄒㄧ ji1 hei1 vaguely
- 古稀 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 hei1 seventy years old
- 拉稀 lā xī ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ laai1 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
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- 渐稀 漸稀 jiàn xī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧ zim6 hei1 to thin out gradually
- 珍稀 zhēn xī ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ zan1 hei1 rare
- 稀世 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sai3 rare
- 稀土 xī tǔ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨˇ hei1 tou2 rare earth (chemistry)
- 稀客 xī kè ㄒㄧ ㄎㄜˋ hei1 haak3 infrequent visitor
- 稀有 xī yǒu ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˇ hei1 jau5 uncommon; rare
- 稀烂 稀爛 xī làn ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˋ hei1 laan6 thoroughly mashed; mushy
- 稀疏 xī shū ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨ hei1 so1 sparse
- 稀粥 xī zhōu ㄒㄧ ㄓㄡ hei1 zuk1 water gruel
- 稀缺 xī quē ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩㄝ hei1 kyut3 scarce
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 稀释 稀釋 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sik1 to dilute
- 稀饭 稀飯 xī fàn ㄒㄧ ㄈㄢˋ hei1 faan6 porridge; gruel; congee
- 稀松 稀鬆 xī sōng ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄥ hei1 sung1 poor
- 窜稀 竄稀 cuàn xī ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧ cyun3 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
Idioms with these characters
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
Example sentences
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那 很 稀少 。
That's very rare.
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树木 樹木 很 稀少 。
The trees were very scarce.
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马祖 馬祖 有 很 特别 特別 的 生态 生態 观光 觀光 奇景 「 蓝 藍 眼泪 眼淚 」， 在 每年 的 四月 到 六月 的 晚上 可以 看到 海面 有 夜光 藻 ， 美丽 美麗 而 稀少 。
Matsu is home to a breathtaking ecological wonder known as "Blue Tears." From April through June, the sea comes alive at night with a beautiful and rare bioluminescent glow caused by Noctiluca scintillans.
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