稀少
xīshǎo
scarce; rare
Characters in this word
少 shǎo
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在高海拔地区，可耕地本来就稀少，任何污染都会造成长期损失。 Zài gāo hǎibá dìqū, kě gēngdì běnlái jiù xīshǎo, rènhé wūrǎn dōu huì zàochéng chángqī sǔnshī. In high-altitude regions, arable land is already scarce, and any pollution causes long-term losses.
- 冬天游客稀少，山上的旅馆大多停业了。 Dōngtiān yóukè xīshǎo, shān shàng de lǚguǎn dàduō tíngyè le. In winter tourists are scarce, and most of the hotels in the mountains have closed.
- 这种手艺如今很稀少，会的人大多是老人。 Zhè zhǒng shǒuyì rújīn hěn xīshǎo, huì de rén dàduō shì lǎorén. This craft is rare nowadays; most of the people who know it are elderly.
Related words
- 稀 xī thin; sparse; rare
- 稀罕 xīhan rare; to cherish; to care about
- 稀奇 xīqí strange; rare; unusual
- 稀有 xīyǒu rare; scarce
- 珍稀 zhēnxī rare and precious
- 多少 duōshǎo how many, how much
- 少 shǎo few, little
- 不少 bùshǎo quite a few; quite a lot
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people
- 少数 shǎoshù a few; minority
- 少年 shàonián teenager
- 缺少 quēshǎo to lack; to be short of