Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
稀
xī
Description
“稀”这个字的意思是“少”，东西不多、不常见的时候用。
The character "稀" means "few" and is used when things are not many or uncommon.
它也可以说汤或粥里水太多、不浓。
It can also describe soup or porridge that has too much water and is not thick.
Meanings
稀xī
rare; scarce; not common
这种花很稀，不容易看到。
This kind of flower is rare and hard to see.
稀xī
thin; watery (of liquid or porridge)
这碗粥太稀了。
This bowl of porridge is too watery.
稀xī
sparse; thinly scattered
山上的树很稀。
The trees on the mountain are sparse.
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Notes
- Nuance
稀 stresses low density or scarcity; 少 simply means small in quantity.
- Etymology
originally described sparse grain plants, later extended to 'rare' and 'thin/watery'.
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