稀疏
xī shū
Pinyin

Definition

稀疏
 - 
xī shū
  1. sparse
  2. infrequent
  3. thinly spread

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

疏远
shū yuǎn
  1. 1 to drift apart
  2. 2 to become estranged
  3. 3 to alienate
  4. 4 estrangement
稀
xī
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 watery
  4. 4 sparse
稀有
xī yǒu
  1. 1 uncommon
稀罕
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]
稀饭
xī fàn
  1. 1 porridge
  2. 2 gruel
依稀
yī xī
  1. 1 vaguely
  2. 2 dimly
  3. 3 probably
  4. 4 very likely
拉稀
lā xī
  1. 1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
  2. 2 to shrink back
  3. 3 to cower
珍稀
zhēn xī
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 precious and uncommon
生疏
shēng shū
  1. 1 unfamiliar
  2. 2 strange
  3. 3 out of practice
  4. 4 not accustomed
疏
shū
  1. 1 variant of 疏[shū]
疏导
shū dǎo
  1. 1 to dredge
  2. 2 to open up a path for
  3. 3 to remove obstructions
  4. 4 to clear the way
  5. 5 to enlighten
  6. 6 persuasion
疏忽
shū hu
  1. 1 to neglect
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 negligence
  4. 4 carelessness
疏散
shū sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to evacuate
  4. 4 scattered
  5. 5 to relax
疏于
shū yú
  1. 1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
  2. 2 to be negligent in regard to
  3. 3 to be lacking in
疏疏
shū shū
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 blurred
  3. 3 old for 楚楚[chǔ chǔ]
  4. 4 neat
  5. 5 lovely
疏通
shū tōng
  1. 1 to unblock
  2. 2 to dredge
  3. 3 to clear the way
  4. 4 to get things flowing
  5. 5 to facilitate
  6. 6 to mediate
  7. 7 to lobby
  8. 8 to explicate (a text)
疏离
shū lí
  1. 1 to become alienated
  2. 2 estranged
  3. 3 alienation
  4. 4 disaffection
  5. 5 set wide apart
疏松
shū sōng
  1. 1 to loosen
稀土
xī tǔ
  1. 1 rare earth (chemistry)
稀奇
xī qí
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 strange

Idioms (13)

人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
  1. 1 unable to plan
  2. 2 inept at strategy (idiom)
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
  1. 1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. 2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
  1. 1 little water and few utensils
  2. 2 to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
亲疏贵贱
qīn shū guì jiàn
  1. 1 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
  2. 2 all possible relations

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