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。
它也可以说汤或粥里水太多、不浓。
Meanings
稀xī
rare; scarce; not common
这种花很稀，不容易看到。
稀xī
thin; watery (of liquid or porridge)
这碗粥太稀了。
稀xī
sparse; thinly scattered
山上的树很稀。
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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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