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稀
xī
Main
English Definitionrare; uncommon; watery; sparse
Simplified Script稀
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxī
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hei1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
稀饭xīfànporridge; gruel
稀释xīshìto dilute
稀缺xīquēscarce; scarcity
稀罕xīhanrare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish
稀少xīshǎosparse; rare
Words With Same Tail Word    
珍稀zhēnxīrare; precious and uncommon
依稀yīxīvaguely; dimly; probably; very likely
拉稀lāxī(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower
古稀gǔxīseventy years old
地广人稀dì guǎng rén xīvast, but sparsely populated
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