稀少 xīshǎo sparse
sparse; rare
怎么记住“稀少”: 稀 rare + 少 few = sparse.
汉字
用法
- 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.
例句
- 那很稀少。 Nà hěn xīshǎo.That's very rare.