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稀缺

scarce

稀缺
xīquē1st tone
Pinyin
xīquē
Strokes
22
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 稀缺

稀缺 is written with 22 strokes (稀: 12, 缺: 10). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

在物理上就稀缺 — the first, legitimate kind of expensive.

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一样东西之所以贵,有时候是因为它在物理上就稀缺。

Sometimes a thing is expensive because it is genuinely scarce in physical terms.

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