稀
xī
sparse; scattered
rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
这里的人口很稀少，走很远才能看到一个人。
zhè lǐ de rén kǒu hěn xī shǎo，zǒu hěn yuǎn cái néng kàn dào yī gè rén。
The population here is very sparse; you have to walk a long way before seeing anyone.
粥太稀了，喝起来没什么味道。
zhōu tài xī le，hē qǐ lái méi shén me wèi dào。
The porridge is too watery; it tastes like nothing when you drink it.
Words with 稀
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
依稀
yī xī
vaguely
古稀
gǔ xī
seventy years old
和稀泥
huò xī ní
to try to smooth things over
地广人稀
dì guǎng rén xī
vast, but sparsely populated
年逾古稀
nián yú gǔ xī
over seventy years old
抹稀泥
mǒ xī ní
see 和稀泥[huo4 xi1 ni2]
拉稀
lā xī
(coll.) to have diarrhea
渐稀
jiàn xī
to thin out gradually
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
珍稀
zhēn xī
rare
稀世
xī shì
rare