稀缺

xīquē

adjective #30,894

Meanings

1 scarce
2 in short supply
3 scarcity

Characters

lacking; missing

Examples

水是稀缺资源。

Shuǐ shì xīquē zīyuán.

Water is a scarce resource.

这种人才非常稀缺。

Zhè zhǒng réncái fēicháng xīquē.

This kind of talent is extremely rare.

Tips

usage

稀缺 is the standard term in economics and policy writing for "scarcity" — 稀缺资源 (scarce resources), 稀缺性 (scarcity, as a property). Compare 稀有 (xīyǒu), which leans more toward "rare" in the sense of "valuable and uncommon" (rare metals, rare animals).

Stroke Order

稀 xī

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