珍稀
zhēn xī
Pinyin

Definition

珍稀
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zhēn xī
  1. rare
  2. precious and uncommon

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
yī xī
  1. 1 vaguely
  2. 2 dimly
  3. 3 probably
  4. 4 very likely
zhēn bǎo
  1. 1 a treasure
zhēn ài
  1. 1 to cherish
zhēn zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
zhēn cáng
  1. 1 collection
  2. 2 to collect (valuables)
zhēn guì
  1. 1 precious
zhēn zhòng
  1. 1 precious
  2. 2 extremely valuable
  3. 3 (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 watery
  4. 4 sparse
xī qí
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 strange
xī shǎo
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 rare
xī yǒu
  1. 1 uncommon
xī han
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 rarity
  4. 4 to value as a rarity
  5. 5 to cherish
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
xī li hú tu
  1. 1 muddleheaded
  2. 2 careless
xī li huā lā
  1. 1 (onom.) rustling sound
  2. 2 sound of rain or of sth falling down
  3. 3 in disorder
  4. 4 completely smashed
  5. 5 badly battered
  6. 6 broken to pieces
xī shì
  1. 1 to dilute
xī fàn
  1. 1 porridge
  2. 2 gruel
bā zhēn tāng
  1. 1 eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
gǔ xī
  1. 1 seventy years old
dì guǎng rén xī
  1. 1 vast, but sparsely populated

Idioms (9)

人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
  1. 1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. 2 a sentimental attachment
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

Sample Sentences

有了稳定的电力供应后,叶金荣安装了污水处理系统,将猪粪制成有机肥施用到园区内农作物上;将猪尿经沼气处理后喷施到周边农作物上;生态循环让周边的千亩竹林、茶叶水果、毛竹、珍稀菌木等欣欣向荣。
yǒu le wěndìng de diànlì gōngyìng hòu ,yèjīnróng ānzhuāng le wūshuǐ chǔlǐ xìtǒng ,jiāng zhū fèn zhìchéng yǒujīféi shīyòng dào yuánqū nèi nóngzuòwù shàng ;jiāng zhū niào Jīng zhǎoqì chǔlǐ hòu pēnshī dào zhōubiān nóngzuòwù shàng ;shēngtài xúnhuán ràng zhōubiān de qiān mǔ zhúlín 、cháyè shuǐguǒ 、máozhú 、zhēnxī jūn mù děng xīnxīnxiàngróng 。
After having a stable power supply, Ye Jinrong installed a sewage treatment system to apply pig manure as organic fertilizer to the crops in the farm; pig urine was treated with biogas and sprayed onto the surrounding crops. This ecological cycle allowed the surrounding acres of bamboo forest, tea fruits, rare wood and others to flourish.
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嗯,知错就好!我大人大量不跟你计较那么多,今晚还让你有机会向我请罪呢!欸,我今天才知道真正的顶级红酒之所以那么珍稀昂贵,不是只跟年份有关呢。酒原来并不是越陈越香啊!
ng4 ,zhī cuò jiù hǎo !wǒ dàrendàliàng bù gēn nǐ jìjiào nàme duō ,jīnwǎn hái ràng nǐ yǒu jīhuì xiàng wǒ qǐngzuì ne !èi ,wǒ jīntiān cái zhīdào zhēnzhèng de dǐngjí hóngjiǔ zhī suǒyǐ nàme zhēnxī ángguì ,bùshì zhī gēn niánfèn yǒuguān ne 。jiǔ yuánlái bìngbùshì yuèchényuèxiāng ā !
Yes, as long as you know you're in the wrong! I'm such a magnanimous person that I won't hold it against you. I even gave you an opportunity to admit your error tonight! Agh! It was only tonight that I realized that what makes a top quality red wine rare and expensive isn't just the year of production. Wine doesn't always taste better with age... eh!
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你不要把这两个混为一谈。人类吃那些动物已经有成百上千年的历史了,早就习惯了,不一样。人不能为了满足自己的味蕾,什么都吃。好多人就喜欢吃野味,把可爱的动物,还有珍稀动物都变成盘中餐了。我们什么时候能够用和平共存的观念对待动物呢?
nǐ bùyào bǎ zhè liǎng ge hùnwéiyītán 。rénlèi chī nàxiē dòngwù yǐjīng yǒu chéngbǎishàngqiān nián de lìshǐ le ,zǎo jiù xíguàn le ,bù yīyàng 。rén bùnéng wèile mǎnzú zìjǐ de wèilěi ,shénme dōu chī 。hǎo duō rén jiù xǐhuan chī yěwèi ,bǎ kě ài de dòngwù ,háiyǒu zhēnxī dòngwù dōu biànchéng pánzhōngcān le 。wǒmen shénmeshíhòu nénggòu yòng hépínggòngcún de guānniàn duìdài dòngwù ne ?
Don't mix these two things together. Humans have eaten those kinds of animals for thousands of years. We got used to it very early on. But dogs are different. People can't eat everything, just to satisfy our taste buds. A lot of people like to eat game animals. They turn cute and even protected animals into a meal! When will people be able to treat animals in the spirit of respect and mutual coexistence?
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