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疏 (so1) — sparse; thin; scattered | [antonym] 密 in Cantonese

soˉ¹疏
Mandarin Pinyin: shu1

Meaning of 疏

nounsparse; thin; scattered | [antonym] 密
nounnegligent; neglect; careless
nounhollow; void; shallow
noundredge (a river); remove obstruction
nounscatter; thin out; disperse
noundistant; not familiar | [antonym] 親
noun(adjective) Unfamiliar (with a skill, relationship of relatives, etc.)

Example Sentences with 疏

soˉ¹疏saanˍ₆散siˎ₄時sinˉ¹先gu˗₃顧fuˍ₆婦jyu4.孺。
During evacuation, look after women and children first.
sakˉ¹塞ceˉ¹車jiu˗₃要soˉ¹疏douˍ₆導
Traffic jams need to be cleared.
soˉ¹疏douˍ₆導janˎ₄人ciˎ₄潮
Manage the crowds.
samˉ¹心cingˎ₄情dimˊ²點soˉ¹疏douˍ₆導
How to relieve my mood?
soˉ¹疏douˍ₆導gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通
Ease the traffic flow.
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Words Containing 疏

疏導so1 dou6
channelize
疏忽so1 fat1
neglect; negligence; to overlook; carelessness
疏堂兄弟so1 tong4 hing1 dai6
distant male cousin (on father's side)
疏嘞緙so1 laak3 kwaak3
sparse
稀疏hei1 so1
thin, sparseness (hair, trees)
疏通so1 tung1
dredge
疏利so1 lei6
sorry (used as if it's a Chinese word: e.g. 疏咩利) [also] 唆哩
人地生疏jan4 dei6 saang1 so1
be unfamiliar with the place and the people
生疏saang1 so1
out of practice; rusty
疏打餅so1 daa2 beng2
a soda cracker
疏堂老表so1 tong4 lou5 biu2
a distant relative
疏堂so1 tong4
having the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather; distant (as in a relative)

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