sparse; scattered; thin
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sparse; scattered; thin (referring to objects, sounds, etc. having wide intervals in space or time)
Describes things that are not dense or crowded, such as hair, vegetation, population, or sounds like gunfire. Can describe both physical density and temporal distribution.
Tā她
de的
tóu头
fa发
hěn很
xī稀
shū疏
。
Her hair is very sparse.
Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
xī稀
shū疏
de的
qiāng枪
shēng声
。
Scattered gunshots came from afar.
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Shān山
pō坡
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
piàn片
xī稀
shū疏
de的
shù树
lín林
。
There is a sparse forest on the hillside.
Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
rén人
kǒu口
xī稀
shū疏
。
This region has a sparse population.