稀缺
xī quē
Pinyin

Definition

稀缺
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xī quē
  1. scarce
  2. scarcity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

quē
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 lack
  3. 3 scarce
  4. 4 vacant post
  5. 5 to run short of
quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
quē shǎo
  1. 1 lack
  2. 2 shortage of
  3. 3 shortfall
  4. 4 to be short (of)
  5. 5 to lack
quē diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 fault
  3. 3 shortcoming
  4. 4 disadvantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
bù kě huò quē
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 must have
yī xī
  1. 1 vaguely
  2. 2 dimly
  3. 3 probably
  4. 4 very likely
qiàn quē
  1. 1 to be deficient in
  2. 2 lapse
  3. 3 deficiency
cán quē
  1. 1 badly damaged
  2. 2 shattered
  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 quē
  1. 1 scarce
  2. 2 scarcity
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
quē kǒu
  1. 1 nick
  2. 2 jag
  3. 3 gap
  4. 4 shortfall
quē shī
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 shortcoming
  3. 3 hiatus

Idioms (6)

人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你想想啊,首先,煤电厂排放的不只是二氧化碳,还有其它有害气体,比如氧化氮和二氧化硫,这些有害气体的排放量比汽油汽车高很多。其次,在制造电动汽车时,它对环境的破坏更大。先要生产锂电池吧,这些锂电池体积很大,制造费用昂贵,尤其是特斯拉的电池更贵,它比对手的电池要更大更强大。许多电动汽车的电池要用到稀土,它本来就稀缺,而且提炼也耗钱。特斯拉的AC感应电动机没有使用稀土材料,但是公司的工程师也承认,S型汽车生产时消耗的能源比凯美瑞多。因此,在最初上路之前,S型汽车就已经远比其它汽车污染重了。你开得越久,它才越绿色。
nǐ xiǎngxiang ā ,shǒuxiān ,méidiànchǎng páifàng de bù zhǐshì èryǎnghuàtàn ,háiyǒu qítā yǒuhài qìtǐ ,bǐrú yǎnghuàdàn hé èryǎnghuàliú ,zhèxiē yǒuhài qìtǐ de páifàngliàng bǐ qìyóu qìchē gāo hěn duō 。qícì ,zài zhìzào diàndòng qìchē shí ,tā duì huánjìng de pòhuài gèngdà 。xiān yào shēngchǎn lǐdiànchí ba ,zhèxiē lǐdiànchí tǐjī hěndà ,zhìzào fèiyòng ángguì ,yóuqí shì tèsīlā de diànchí gèng guì ,tā bǐ duìshǒu de diànchí yào gèngdà gèng qiángdà 。xǔduō diàndòng qìchē de diànchí yào yòng dào xītǔ ,tā běnlái jiù xīquē ,érqiě tíliàn yě hào qián 。tèsīlā de AC gǎnyìng diàndòngjī méiyǒu shǐyòng xītǔ cáiliào ,dànshì gōngsī de gōngchéngshī yě chéngrèn ,S xíng qìchē shēngchǎn shí xiāohào de néngyuán bǐ kǎiměiruì duō 。yīncǐ ,zài zuìchū shànglù zhīqián ,S xíng qìchē jiù yǐjīng yuǎn bǐ qítā qìchē wūrǎn zhòng le 。nǐ kāide yuè jiǔ ,tā cái yuè lǜsè 。
Think about it. First, coal-fired power plants do not only emit carbon dioxide, but also other harmful gases; for example, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. The amount of emissions from these harmful gases is much higher than what comes from gasoline cars. Secondly, the damage to the environment is greater when manufacturing electric cars. First you need to produce a lithium battery. The volume of these lithium batteries is huge, so it is costly to manufacture them. Tesla's batteries are even more expensive as they are bigger and stronger than the competitor's. Many electric car batteries use rare earth elements, that are scarce, and which are costly to extract. Tesla's AC induction motor doesn't use rare earth materials, but the company's engineer also admits that when producing Model S cars, the consumption of energy is more than for a Camry. Therefore, in the beginning, before you get on the road, Model S cars have already caused much more severe pollution that other cars. The longer you drive it, the greener it will then become.
这玩意儿我们也看不明白,汇率跟过山车似的。暴涨暴跌是常有的事,要炒比特币,玩得可不是心跳,而是心惊肉跳!不过我还是很看好比特币的,未来的价值难以想象。你想嘛,总量固定而且可以全球交易,比黄金还要稀缺。
zhè wányìr wǒmen yě kàn bù míngbái ,huìlǜ gēn guòshānchē shìde 。bàozhǎng bàodiē shì chángyǒu de shì ,yào chǎo bǐtèbì ,wán de kěbushì xīntiào ,érshì xīnjīngròutiào !bùguò wǒ háishì hěn kànhǎo bǐtèbì de ,wèilái de jiàzhí nányǐ xiǎngxiàng 。nǐ xiǎng ma ,zǒngliàng gùdìng érqiě kěyǐ quánqiú jiāoyì ,bǐ huángjīn hái yào xīquē 。
We don't really understand this thingy at all. The exchange rate is like a roller coaster. Incredible gains and losses are a common thing. If you want to play the market in Bitcoins, it won't just make your heart race, it'll have you trembling with surprise! However, I still think Bitcoin is a good thing, and it's future value is difficult to predict. Think about it. There's a fixed amount of it and it can be exchanged around the world. That makes it rarer than gold.