稀少 xīshǎo sparse
sparse; rare
How to remember 稀少: 稀 rare + 少 few = sparse.
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How it is used
- Sparse / scarce (few and thinly spread) - 这一带人烟稀少 (zhè yídài rényān xīshǎo) this area is sparsely populated.
- For quantity/density: population, hair, rainfall. Contrast 稀有 (rare in kind, like a rare species); 稀少 stresses low amount, not preciousness.
Example sentences
- 那很稀少。 Nà hěn xīshǎo.That's very rare.