稀 ⇒
稀有 xīyǒu, uncommon
稀 xī, rare/uncommon/watery/sparse
稀奇 xīqí, rare/strange
稀罕 xīhan, rare/uncommon/rarity/to value as a rarity/to cherish/Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
稀薄 xībó, thin/rarefied
稀奇古怪 xīqígǔguài, crazy/bizarre/weird/fantastic/strange
稀少 xīshǎo, sparse/rare
稀释 xīshì, [稀釋], to dilute
依稀 yīxī, vaguely/dimly/probably/very likely
稀客 xīkè, infrequent visitor
稀烂 xīlàn, [稀爛], smashed up/broken into pieces/thoroughly mashed/pulpy
稀里糊涂 xīlihútu, [稀裏糊塗], muddleheaded/careless
稀释剂 稀松 xīsōng, [稀鬆], poor/sloppy/unconcerned/heedless/lax/unimportant/trivial/loose/porous
稀缺 xīquē, scarce/scarcity
珍稀 zhēnxī, rare/precious and uncommon
稀疏 xīshū, sparse/infrequent/thinly spread
稀世 xīshì, rare
拉稀 lāxī, (coll.) to have diarrhea/to shrink back/to cower
稀饭 xīfàn, [稀飯], porridge/gruel
稀泥 稀粥 xīzhōu, water gruel/thin porridge
稀有元素 xīyǒuyuánsù, trace element (nutrition)
稀土 xītǔ, rare earth (chemistry)
稀有金属 人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
古稀之年 糖稀 稀树 和稀泥 huòxīní, to try to smooth things over/to paper over the issues/to gloss things over
稀稀拉拉 xīxīlālā, sparse and fragmentary
少 ⇒
多少 duōshǎo/duōshao, number/amount/somewhat, how much?/how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what ...
至少 zhìshǎo, at least/(to say the) least
少 shǎo/shào, few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom, young
不少 bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
少校 shàoxiào, junior ranking officer in Chinese army/major/lieutenant commander
减少 jiǎnshǎo, [減少], to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower
少女 shàonǚ, girl/young lady
青少年 qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
少年 shàonián, early youth/youngster/(literary) youth/young man
缺少 quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
少数 shǎoshù, [少數], small number/few/minority
少见 shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
少爷 shàoye, [少爺], son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)
少量 shǎoliàng, a smidgen/a little bit/a few
少尉 shàowèi, second lieutenant (army rank)
少于 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo, more or less
少许 shǎoxǔ, [少許], a little/a few
年少 niánshào, young/junior
少将 shàojiàng, [少將], major general/rear admiral/air vice marshal
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
少有 shǎoyǒu, rare/infrequent
少数民族 shǎoshùmínzú, [少數民族], national minority/ethnic group
少年犯 shàoniánfàn, young criminal/juvenile delinquent
稀少 xīshǎo, sparse/rare
知之甚少 少林 Shàolín, the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少儿 shàoér, [少兒], child
多多少少 duōduōshǎoshǎo, to some extent/more or less
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
最少 zuìshǎo, at least/minimum/lowest (amount)/minimal
少妇 shàofù, [少婦], young married woman
少男 阔少 凶多吉少 xiōngduōjíshǎo, everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious/everything points ...
老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
少林寺 ShàolínSì, Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少薰 少佐 少允 少言寡语 不在少数 寡言少语 少男少女 shàonánshàonǚ, boys and girls/teenagers
少部分 少年宫 ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr...
少时 少壮派 shàozhuàngpài, [少壯派], young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave
大少爷 人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo, lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)/fig. not enough to go around/demand e...
少年儿童 少来 shǎolái, [少來], refrain (from doing sth)/(coll.) Come on!/Give me a break!/Save it!
金少薰 少年报 少年人 少根弦 少白头 崔少云 为数不少 缺医少药 少奶奶 shàonǎinai, young lady of the house/wife of the young master
会少林 缺斤少两 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
少薰真 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
少陪 少者 少待