Definition
稀疏 describes something that is thin, scattered, or sparse — not dense or concentrated. You can use it for hair (稀疏的头发), vegetation (稀疏的树木), population (人口稀疏), or sounds (稀疏的掌声). It's a stative verb (s.v.) that functions like an adjective in Chinese, often taking 的 before a noun or 地 before a verb.
s.v.
sparsethinscattered (of hair, vegetation, population, sounds, etc.)
Examples
- 稀疏。Zhè piàn sēnlín de shùmù hěn xī shū.The trees in this forest are very sparse.
- ，稀疏。Tā niánjì dà le, tóufa biàn de xī shū le.He's getting older, and his hair has become thin.
- 稀疏。Shāmò dìqū rénkǒu xī shū.Desert regions are sparsely populated.
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