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疏
shū
Description
"疏"这个字有点旧，现在常用来说关系不亲近，或者东西之间的距离很大。
The character "疏" is somewhat old-fashioned and now commonly used to describe distant relationships or large distances between things.
它也可以表示不小心、忘记了什么事情。
It can also mean being careless or forgetting something.
Meanings
疏远shūyuǎn
distant; not close (in relationships)
他们的关系越来越疏远了。
Their relationship is becoming more and more distant.
稀疏xīshū
sparse; thinly scattered
天上的星星很稀疏。
The stars in the sky are sparse.
疏忽shūhu
to neglect; careless oversight
这是我的疏忽，对不起。
This is my oversight, sorry.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant 'to dredge/clear through', later extended to 'sparse' and 'distant'.
- Nuance
疏远 stresses emotional distance, while 稀疏 describes physical thinness or spacing.
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