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
缺 ⇒
缺 quē, deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
缺乏 quēfá, to lack/to be short of/lack/shortage
缺少 quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
缺点 quēdiǎn, [缺點], weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage/CL:個|个[gè]
缺陷 quēxiàn, defect/flaw/physical defect
缺席 quēxí, absence/absent
空缺 kòngquē, vacancy
完美无缺 wánměiwúquē, [完美無缺], perfect and without blemish/flawless/to leave nothing to be desired
短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
缺口 quēkǒu, nick/jag/gap/shortfall
缺失 quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
缺德 quēdé, to be lacking in moral sense/to lack common basic respect for others/lacking in ...
欠缺 qiànquē, to be deficient in/lapse/deficiency
缺氧 quēyǎng, lacking oxygen/anaerobic
不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē, necessary/must have
残缺 cánquē, [殘缺], badly damaged/shattered
缺水 quēshuǐ, water shortage/dehydration
缺损 quēsǔn, [缺損], defective/defect
缺憾 quēhàn, a regret/sth regrettable
稀缺 xīquē, scarce/scarcity
紧缺 jǐnquē, [緊缺], in short supply/scarce
缺课 缺血 quēxuè, lack of blood
缺勤 quēqín, to be absent from work or school
优缺点 残缺不全 缺货 quēhuò, [缺貨], lack of supplies/unavailable goods
缺一不可 quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
奇缺 qíquē, very short of (food, clean water etc)/extreme shortage/deficit
补缺 bǔquē, [補缺], to fill a vacancy/to make up for a shortage/to supply a deficiency
缺德事 quēdéshì, misdeed/immoral action/wicked deed/a deliberate wrongdoing
三缺一 缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
缺字 必不可缺 bìbùkěquē, see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
缺医少药 缺斤少两 肥缺 féiquē, lucrative post