稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6
- thin
- rarefied
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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
薄
- 刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 unkind
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 浅薄 淺薄 qiǎn bó ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ cin2 bok6 superficial
- 薄弱 bó ruò ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 bok6 light (weight)
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- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
- 厚薄 hòu báo ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄠˊ hau5 bok6 thickness
- 厚薄 hòu bó ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄛˊ hau5 bok6 to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)
- 厌薄 厭薄 yàn bó ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ jim3 bok6 to despise
- 命薄 mìng bó ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ meng6 bok6 to be unlucky
- 喷薄 噴薄 pēn bó ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ pan3 bok6 to gush
- 微薄 wēi bó ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ mei4 bok6 scanty
- 摊薄 攤薄 tān báo ㄊㄢ ㄅㄠˊ taan1 bok6 (finance) to dilute (earnings per share)
- 浮薄 fú bó ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ fau4 bok6 frivolous; superficial
- 淡薄 dàn bó ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ daam6 bok6 thin
- 瘠薄 jí bó ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄛˊ zek3 bok6 (of land) infertile
- 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ min4 bok6 my humble effort
- 纤薄 纖薄 xiān bó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ cim1 bok6 very thin; delicate
- 脸薄 臉薄 liǎn báo ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˊ lim5 bok6 bashful
- 菲薄 fěi bó ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ fei2 bok6 humble
Idioms with these characters
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hung4 ngaan4 bok6 ming6 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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- 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ hau5 zik1 bok6 faat3 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 喷薄欲出 噴薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ pan3 bok6 juk6 ceot1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
- 轻口薄舌 輕口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 hau2 bok6 sit6 (idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
- 轻浪浮薄 輕浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 long6 fau4 bok6 (idiom) frivolous
- 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 zeoi2 bok6 sit6 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
Example sentences
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山顶 山頂 上空 气 氣 稀薄 。
The air is thin at the summit.
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我们 我們 登 得 愈 高 ， 空气 空氣 就 愈 稀薄 。
The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.
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