稀罕

• 拼音: xī han
• 汉字拆解: 稀 = 禾 + 希 (grain + scarce); 罕 = 干 + 网 (simplified — net with few catches, meaning rare)

含义

Rare and precious; to regard as rare; to covet or care about something. Can be used as an adjective meaning uncommon/unusual or as a verb meaning to value highly.

More colloquial than 稀有. As a verb, often appears in negative constructions: 不稀罕 means 'not to care about' or 'not to covet.' Common in spoken Chinese and regional dialects.

例句

1. 在那个年代，自行车是十分稀罕的物件，能拥有一辆令人羡慕。
2. 她说自己根本不稀罕那份高薪工作，因为它会剥夺她陪伴家人的时间。
3. 集市上卖的都是平日里难得一见的稀罕货，吸引了大批好奇的市民。

用法指南

语境: everyday, spoken, folk culture, market

语气: light

正确说法

• 改革开放初期，白糖、棉布、肥皂这些日用品都很稀罕，常要凭票排队，能一次买够已算幸运。(In the early years of Reform and Opening Up, everyday items like sugar, cotton cloth, and soap were quite rare, often requiring coupons and queues; buying enough at once was already lucky.)
• 许多老人回忆，小时候只有过年才能吃肉，平日里猪肉很稀罕，全家分一块红烧肉的场景至今难忘。(Many elderly people recall that as children they could only eat meat during New Year, because pork was rare on ordinary days; the family sharing one piece of braised pork is still unforgettable.)

错误说法

• 稀罕 in formal written Chinese — in formal registers use 稀有 or 罕见 instead; 稀罕 has a distinctly colloquial or dialectal flavour and may seem stylistically inconsistent in academic papers, official documents, or formal speeches

起源与历史

稀 (sparse, rare) + 罕 (rare, seldom) — both characters convey rarity, combined for emphasis; 罕 = 干 + 网 (net with few catches — scarce)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal