common
technical
adjective

Meaning of 稀薄

稀薄 means thin (of air, smoke, etc.); rarefied; not dense. Pronounced xī bó.

  • thin (of air, smoke, etc.); rarefied; not dense

Definitions & Examples

Gāo
shān
shàng
kōng
 
kùn
nan
 

The air is thin on high mountains, making it difficult to breathe.

Huǒ
xīng
de
fēi
cháng
 

Mars has a very thin atmosphere.

de
yān
lǒng
zhào
zhe
shān
 

A thin veil of smoke shrouded the valley.

Zài
zhè
zhǒng
de
tiáo
jiàn
xià
 
fēi
nán
fēi
 

Under such rarefied atmospheric conditions, the aircraft struggled to take off.