稀疏 xī shū ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨ hei1 so1
- sparse
- infrequent
- thinly spread
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稀
- 稀奇 xī qí ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ hei1 kei4 rare
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 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
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- 拉稀 lā xī ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ laai1 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
- 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
疏
- 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˇ so1 dou6 to dredge
- 疏忽 shū hu ㄕㄨ ˙ㄏㄨ so1 fat1 to neglect
- 疏散 shū sàn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ so1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 上疏 shàng shū ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ soeng6 so3 (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
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- 生疏 shēng shū ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨ saang1 so1 unfamiliar
- 疏剪 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ so1 zin2 to prune
- 疏勒 Shū lè ㄕㄨ ㄌㄜˋ so1 lak6 see 疏勒县
- 疏失 shū shī ㄕㄨ ㄕ so1 sat1 to make a (careless) mistake
- 疏懒 疏懶 shū lǎn ㄕㄨ ㄌㄢˇ so1 laan5 indolent
- 疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3 to dredge
- 疏放 shū fàng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˋ so1 fong3 eccentric
- 疏散 shū sǎn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˇ so1 saan2 idle; leisurely; laid-back
- 疏于 疏於 shū yú ㄕㄨ ㄩˊ so1 jyu1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
- 疏果 shū guǒ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˇ so1 gwo2 to thin fruit (to increase fruit size etc)
- 疏水 shū shuǐ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ so1 seoi2 (chemistry) hydrophobic
- 疏浚 shū jùn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄩㄣˋ so1 zeon3 to dredge
- 疏淡 shū dàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄢˋ so1 daam6 sparse
- 疏漏 shū lòu ㄕㄨ ㄌㄡˋ so1 lau6 to slip up; to overlook by negligence
- 疏狂 shū kuáng ㄕㄨ ㄎㄨㄤˊ so1 kwong4 uninhibited
Idioms with these characters
- 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
- 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ can1 so1 gwai3 zin6 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
- 疏不见亲 疏不見親 shū bù jiàn qīn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ so1 bat1 gin3 can1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
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- 疏财仗义 疏財仗義 shū cái zhàng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zoeng6 ji6 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
- 疏财重义 疏財重義 shū cái zhòng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zung6 ji6 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
- 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 疏水箪瓢 疏水簞瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄢ ㄆㄧㄠˊ so1 seoi2 daan1 piu4 little water and few utensils
- 仗义疏财 仗義疏財 zhàng yì shū cái ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ zoeng6 ji6 so1 coi4 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
Example sentences
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稀疏 、 低矮 、 枝叶 枝葉 稀疏 的 雪松 被 数量 數量 更 多 、 颜色 顏色 更深 、 更 绿 綠 、 更 茂密 的 雪松 所 取代 ， 这些 這些 雪松 又 被 高大 、 枝繁叶茂 枝繁葉茂 、 结 結 满 滿 绿色 綠色 浆果 漿果 的 树木 樹木 所 取代 。
Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.
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