稀罕 (xī han) — (adjective) rare, uncommon; (verb) to value, to cherish (often used in the negative 不稀罕 to mean 'not care about, not want')

Definition

Examples

• 这种花在南方很稀罕，但在北方很常见。
  Zhè zhǒng huā zài nán fāng hěn xī han, dàn zài běi fāng hěn cháng jiàn.
  This kind of flower is rare in the south, but very common in the north.
• 我才不稀罕他的帮助呢，我自己能行。
  Wǒ cái bù xī han tā de bāng zhù ne, wǒ zì jǐ néng xíng.
  I don't care about his help at all — I can do it myself.
• 稀罕的东西不一定贵，但往往很难找到。
  xī han De dōng xī bù yí dìng guì, dàn wǎng wǎng hěn nán zhǎo dào.
  Rare things are not necessarily expensive, but they are often hard to find.