稀薄
xī bó
Pinyin

Definition

稀薄
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xī bó
  1. thin
  2. rarefied

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
稀饭
xī fàn
  1. 1 porridge
  2. 2 gruel
薄
Bó
  1. 1 surname Bo
依稀
yī xī
  1. 1 vaguely
  2. 2 dimly
  3. 3 probably
  4. 4 very likely
刻薄
kè bó
  1. 1 unkind
  2. 2 harsh
  3. 3 cutting
  4. 4 mean
  5. 5 acrimony
  6. 6 to embezzle by making illegal deductions
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
单薄
dān bó
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
  3. 3 thin
  4. 4 flimsy
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
拉稀
lā xī
  1. 1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
  2. 2 to shrink back
  3. 3 to cower
淡薄
dàn bó
  1. 1 thin
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 flagging
  4. 4 faint
浅薄
qiǎn bó
  1. 1 superficial
稀
xī
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 watery
  4. 4 sparse
稀土
xī tǔ
  1. 1 rare earth (chemistry)
稀奇
xī qí
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 strange
稀少
xī shǎo
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 rare
稀有
xī yǒu
  1. 1 uncommon
稀烂
xī làn
  1. 1 smashed up
  2. 2 broken into pieces
  3. 3 thoroughly mashed
  4. 4 pulpy
稀疏
xī shū
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 infrequent
  3. 3 thinly spread
稀缺
xī quē
  1. 1 scarce
  2. 2 scarcity
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]

Idioms (17)

人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
  1. 1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
  2. 2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
  1. 1 to be unduly humble (idiom)
  2. 2 to undervalue oneself
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
  1. 1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
日薄崦嵫
rì bó Yān zī
  1. 1 lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the day is drawing to an end
  3. 3 the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè
  1. 1 poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
  2. 2 destitute
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
  1. 1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
  1. 1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. 2 destitute
轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé
  1. 1 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
  2. 2 caustic and sharp-tongued
轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé
  1. 1 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
  2. 2 caustic and sharp-tongued
轻浪浮薄
qīng làng fú bó
  1. 1 (idiom) frivolous

Sample Sentences

因为大气层稀薄，所以反射太阳光的能力不如地球，进而也促进了水星高温地表的形成。
yīnwèi dàqìcéng xībó ，suǒyǐ fǎnshè tàiyángguāng de nénglì bùrú dìqiú ，jìnér yě cùjìn le Shuǐxīng gāowēn dìbiǎo de xíngchéng 。
On account of the thin layer of atmosphere, it cannot reflect sunlight as much as the Earth does, and furthermore lead to the formation of Mercury's high temperature surface.
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水星的大气层究竟有多稀薄呢？它只有地球大气层密度的百分之十二。
Shuǐxīng de dàqìcéng jiūjìng yǒu duō xībó ne ？tā zhǐ yǒu dìqiú dàqìcéng mìdù de bǎifēnzhī shíèr 。
How thin the layer of atmosphere is on Mercury? It is 12% of the atmosphere density on Earth.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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