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稀有

xī yǒu

2-character word

What 稀有 means

1. uncommon; rare

The characters in 稀有

• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意

Example sentences

• 该国严禁进口稀有野生动物。
  Gāi guó yánjìn jìnkǒu xīyǒu yěshēngdòngwù.
  The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
• 熊猫因为它们的稀有而成为了世界的宝藏。
  Xióngmāo yīnwèi tāmen de xīyǒu ér chéngwéi le shìjiè de bǎozàng.
  Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.
• 如果我们不做更多的努力去保护雨林，很多其中的稀有物种将会灭绝。
  Rúguǒ wǒmen bù zuò gèng duō de nǔlì qù bǎohù yǔlín, hěn duō qízhōng de xīyǒu wùzhǒng jiānghuì mièjué.
  If we don't make the utmost effort to protect the rainforests, many of the rare species in them will become extinct.

Words starting with 稀有

• 稀有元素xī yǒu yuán sù(chemistry) rare element
• 稀有气体xī yǒu qì tǐrare gas; noble gas (chemistry)