Definition

Examples

• 高山的空气很稀薄，呼吸有点困难。
  Gāoshān de kōngqì hěn xī báo, hūxī yǒudiǎn kùnnán.
  The air on high mountains is thin, making it a bit hard to breathe.
• 这种化学溶液太稀薄，需要再浓缩一下。
  Zhè zhǒng huàxué róngyè tài xī báo, xūyào zài nóngsuō yíxià.
  This chemical solution is too diluted and needs to be concentrated further.
• 火星的大气层十分稀薄，几乎没有氧气。
  Huǒxīng de dàqìcéng shífēn xī báo, jīhū méiyǒu yǎngqì.
  The atmosphere on Mars is very thin, with almost no oxygen.