# 稀少 (xīshǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 稀少 (xīshǎo) means “sparse; rare; scarce”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sparse; rare; scarce
- Pinyin: xīshǎo (xi1 shao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 沙漠地区的人口非常稀少。
  Shāmò dìqū de rénkǒu fēicháng xīshǎo.
  The population in the desert region is very sparse.

## Characters

- [稀](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-thin-watery/) (xī): thin, watery; sparse
- [少](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-few/) (shǎo): few; little

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-shao-sparse/

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