稀 meaning in English

xī

sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon

HSK 7-9adjective12 strokes

Meaning of 稀

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xī

sparse; scattered
rare; uncommon
diluted; thin; watery
(bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup")
(bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

那nà很hěn稀xī少shǎo。

That's very rare.

我wǒ们men登dēng得de愈yù高gāo，空kōng气qì就jiù愈yù稀xī薄bó。

The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.

我wǒ依yī稀xī记jì得de见jiàn过guò他tā。

I vaguely remember meeting him.

山shān顶dǐng上shàng空kōng气qì稀xī薄bó。

The air is thin at the summit.

熊xióng猫māo因yīn为wèi它tā们men的de稀xī有yǒu而ér成chéng为wéi了le世shì界jiè的de宝bǎo藏zàng。

Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.

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Words that share a character with 稀.

稀罕	xīhan	rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity
稀奇	xīqí	rare; strange
稀少	xīshǎo	sparse; rare
稀有	xīyǒu	uncommon; rare
稀释	xīshì	to dilute
稀巴烂	xībālàn	smashed up; broken into pieces
稀薄	xībó	thin; rarefied
稀客	xīkè	infrequent visitor

What does 稀 mean?

稀 (xī) means "sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 稀?

稀 is made of 1 character: 稀 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 稀 an HSK word?

Yes. 稀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.