稀
xī
Pinyin

Definition

稀
 - 
xī
  1. rare
  2. uncommon
  3. watery
  4. sparse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

稀罕
xī han
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 rarity
  4. 4 to value as a rarity
  5. 5 to cherish
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
稀饭
xī fàn
  1. 1 porridge
  2. 2 gruel
依稀
yī xī
  1. 1 vaguely
  2. 2 dimly
  3. 3 probably
  4. 4 very likely
拉稀
lā xī
  1. 1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
  2. 2 to shrink back
  3. 3 to cower
稀
xī
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 watery
  4. 4 sparse

Idioms (2)

人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

Sample Sentences

大熊猫的数量是极其稀少的。
dàxióngmāo de shùliàng shì jíqí xīshǎo de 。
The number of giant pandas is extremely rare.
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因为大气层稀薄，所以反射太阳光的能力不如地球，进而也促进了水星高温地表的形成。
yīnwèi dàqìcéng xībó ，suǒyǐ fǎnshè tàiyángguāng de nénglì bùrú dìqiú ，jìnér yě cùjìn le Shuǐxīng gāowēn dìbiǎo de xíngchéng 。
On account of the thin layer of atmosphere, it cannot reflect sunlight as much as the Earth does, and furthermore lead to the formation of Mercury's high temperature surface.
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水星的大气层究竟有多稀薄呢？它只有地球大气层密度的百分之十二。
Shuǐxīng de dàqìcéng jiūjìng yǒu duō xībó ne ？tā zhǐ yǒu dìqiú dàqìcéng mìdù de bǎifēnzhī shíèr 。
How thin the layer of atmosphere is on Mercury? It is 12% of the atmosphere density on Earth.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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有了稳定的电力供应后，叶金荣安装了污水处理系统，将猪粪制成有机肥施用到园区内农作物上；将猪尿经沼气处理后喷施到周边农作物上；生态循环让周边的千亩竹林、茶叶水果、毛竹、珍稀菌木等欣欣向荣。
yǒu le wěndìng de diànlì gōngyìng hòu ，yèjīnróng ānzhuāng le wūshuǐ chǔlǐ xìtǒng ，jiāng zhū fèn zhìchéng yǒujīféi shīyòng dào yuánqū nèi nóngzuòwù shàng ；jiāng zhū niào Jīng zhǎoqì chǔlǐ hòu pēnshī dào zhōubiān nóngzuòwù shàng ；shēngtài xúnhuán ràng zhōubiān de qiān mǔ zhúlín 、cháyè shuǐguǒ 、máozhú 、zhēnxī jūn mù děng xīnxīnxiàngróng 。
After having a stable power supply, Ye Jinrong installed a sewage treatment system to apply pig manure as organic fertilizer to the crops in the farm; pig urine was treated with biogas and sprayed onto the surrounding crops. This ecological cycle allowed the surrounding acres of bamboo forest, tea fruits, rare wood and others to flourish.
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口渴了得喝水，当然毋庸置疑。可那是被动地喝水，我们还要主动地来补水，比如清早起床后喝杯温开水，有助于稀释血液，帮助肝肾代谢，排除体内废物，养颜又保健。
kǒukě le děi hēshuǐ ，dāngrán wúyōngzhìyí 。kě nà shì bèidòng de hēshuǐ ，wǒmen hái yào zhǔdòng de lái bǔ shuǐ ，bǐrú qīngzǎo qǐchuáng hòu hē bēi wēn kāishuǐ ，yǒuzhùyú xīshì xuèyè ，bāngzhù gān shèn dàixiè ，páichú tǐnèi fèiwù ，yǎngyán yòu bǎojiàn 。
Of course there's no question that if you're thirsty you should drink water. But that's drinking water in a passive way. We also have to be proactive in supplementing our water intake, like, for example, early in the morning when you get out of bed, drinking a glass of warm boiled water helps ease your circulation, as well as helping your liver and kidneys metabolize, to rid yourself of toxins, helping improve your skin and keeping you healthy.
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不必担心，冥想初学者的注意力被思绪牵引是稀松平常的事，你要做的是把冥想的时间切割成小块，多次练习。一次冥想的时间不必超过五分钟。
búbì dānxīn ，míngxiǎng chūxuézhě de zhùyìlì bèi sīxù qiānyǐn shì xīsōngpíngcháng de shì ，nǐ yào zuò de shì bǎ míngxiǎng de shíjiān qiēgē chéng xiǎokuài ，duōcì liànxí 。yīcì míngxiǎng de shíjiān búbì chāoguò wǔ fēnzhōng 。
You don't need to worry, those just starting to learn to meditate will often find their mind drifting off in distraction. What you need to do is to cut your meditation time into short periods and do it regularly. You should only meditate for less than five minutes at a time.
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没错，网购就更稀松平常了，有好多专业平台。大到有可以购买任何种类商品的网络平台比如淘宝，天猫；小到有销售专门种类商品的网络大平台像517黄酒网，我送朋友正宗陈年绍兴、女儿红、花雕都是在那儿买的。
méicuò ，wǎnggòu jiù gèng xīsōngpíngcháng le ，yǒu hǎo duō zhuānyè píngtái 。dà dào yǒu kěyǐ gòumǎi rènhé zhǒnglèi shāngpǐn de wǎngluò píngtái bǐrú Táobǎo ，tiānmāo ；xiǎo dào yǒu xiāoshòu zhuānmén zhǒnglèi shāngpǐn de wǎngluò dà píngtái xiàng 517 huángjiǔ wǎng ，wǒ sòng péngyou zhèngzōng Chénnián shàoxīng 、nǚérhóng 、huādiāo dōu shì zài nàr mǎi de 。
That's right. Online shopping has become a norm. There are so many professional platforms. For more general things, you can buy all kinds of goods on internet platforms, like Taobao and Tmall; For more niche things, there are web platforms selling specialized goods, such as the 517 huangjiu website. When I give my friends authentic vintage Shaoxing huangjiu, nuerhong and huadiao, they're all bought there.
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嗯，知错就好！我大人大量不跟你计较那么多，今晚还让你有机会向我请罪呢！欸，我今天才知道真正的顶级红酒之所以那么珍稀昂贵，不是只跟年份有关呢。酒原来并不是越陈越香啊！
ng4 ，zhī cuò jiù hǎo ！wǒ dàrendàliàng bù gēn nǐ jìjiào nàme duō ，jīnwǎn hái ràng nǐ yǒu jīhuì xiàng wǒ qǐngzuì ne ！èi ，wǒ jīntiān cái zhīdào zhēnzhèng de dǐngjí hóngjiǔ zhī suǒyǐ nàme zhēnxī ángguì ，bùshì zhī gēn niánfèn yǒuguān ne 。jiǔ yuánlái bìngbùshì yuèchényuèxiāng ā ！
Yes, as long as you know you're in the wrong! I'm such a magnanimous person that I won't hold it against you. I even gave you an opportunity to admit your error tonight! Agh! It was only tonight that I realized that what makes a top quality red wine rare and expensive isn't just the year of production. Wine doesn't always taste better with age... eh!
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虽然看得我稀里糊涂的，但还是忍不住哭得稀里哗啦的，太感人了！你说人类以后真的会去别的星球生活吗？
suīrán kàn de wǒ xīlihútu de ，dàn háishì rěn buzhù kū de xīlihuālā de ，tài gǎnrén le ！nǐ shuō rénlèi yǐhòu zhēnde huì qù biéde xīngqiú shēnghuó ma ？
Although it confused me a lot, I couldn't help crying like a baby, it was so moving! Do you think that the human race will go to live on other planets in the future?
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