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稀薄 meaning in English

xībó

thin; rarefied

28 strokes

Meaning of 稀薄

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xībó
  1. thin
  2. rarefied

稀薄 in example sentences

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

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.
山shān顶dǐng上shàng空kōng气qì稀xī薄bó。
The air is thin at the summit.

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稀 xī · sparse · 12 strokes

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薄 báo · thin · 16 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 稀薄.

薄弱bóruòweak; frail
稀罕xīhanrare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity
稀奇xīqírare; strange
稀少xīshǎosparse; rare
单薄dānbóweak; frail
刻薄kèbóunkind; harsh
薄荷bòhemint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2]
稀有xīyǒuuncommon; rare
薄饼báobǐngthin flat cake; pancake
薄荷糖bòhetángmint (confectionery)
微薄wēibóscanty; meager
稀释xīshìto dilute

Questions about 稀薄

What does 稀薄 mean?

稀薄 (xībó) means "thin; rarefied".

How do you write 稀薄?

稀薄 is made of 2 characters: 稀 (12 strokes), 薄 (16 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.