疏 so¹ {shū}

(adjective) Unfamiliar (with a skill, relationship of relatives, etc.)

疎〔疏〕 {shū}

1. to dredge
2. to clear away obstruction
3. thin
4. sparse
5. scanty
6. distant (relation)
7. not close
8. to neglect
9. negligent
10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
11. commentary
12. annotation

疏 so¹ {shū}

1. to dredge
2. to clear away obstruction
3. thin
4. sparse
5. scanty
6. distant (relation)
7. not close
8. to neglect
9. negligent
10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
11. commentary
12. annotation

疏 so¹ {Shū}

surname Shu

疏乎 so¹ fu⁴ {shū hū}

(adjective) enjoy; laid back; relax; comfortable

疏扶 so¹ fu⁴ {shū fú}

relax; comfortable; soft

疏殼〔-壳〕 so¹ hok³ {shū ké}

colander; strainer; oil skimmer

疏籬〔-篱〕 so¹ lei¹ {shū lí}

(adjective) alienated; wide apart; estranged

疏爽 so¹ song² {shū shuǎng}

generous (spoken)

疏堂 so¹ tong⁴ {shū táng}

distant (relative on the father's side)

疏淡 so¹ daam⁶ {shū dàn}

1. sparse
2. thin
3. distant

疏導〔-导〕 so¹ dou⁶ {shū dǎo}

1. to dredge
2. to open up a path for
3. to remove obstructions
4. to clear the way
5. to enlighten
6. persuasion

疏忽 so¹ fat¹ {shū hu}

1. to neglect
2. to overlook
3. negligence
4. carelessness

疏放 so¹ fong³ {shū fàng}

1. eccentric
2. self-indulgent
3. free and unconventional (written style)
4. unbuttoned

疏附 so¹ fu⁶ {Shū fù}

Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區, west Xinjiang

疏闊〔-阔〕 so¹ fut³ {shū kuò}

1. inaccurate
2. slipshod
3. poorly thought-out
4. distant
5. vague
6. long-separated
7. broadly scattered

疏解 so¹ gaai² {shū jiě}

1. to mediate
2. to mitigate
3. to ease
4. to relieve

疏開〔-开〕 so¹ hoi¹ {shū kāi}

to disperse

疏遠〔-远〕 so¹ jyun⁵ {shū yuǎn}

1. to drift apart
2. to become estranged
3. to alienate
4. estrangement

疏狂 so¹ kwong⁴ {shū kuáng}

1. uninhibited
2. unrestrained
3. unbridled

疏懶〔-懒〕 so¹ laan⁵ {shū lǎn}

1. indolent
2. careless

疏勒 so¹ lak⁶ {Shū lè}

1. Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar
2. Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區, west Xinjiang

疏漏 so¹ lau⁶ {shū lòu}

1. to slip
2. to overlook by negligence
3. careless omission
4. oversight

疏離〔-离〕 so¹ lei⁴ {shū lí}

1. to become alienated
2. estranged
3. alienation
4. disaffection
5. set wide apart

疏理 so¹ lei⁵ {shū lǐ}

1. to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative)
2. to marshal an argument

疏略 so¹ loek⁶ {shū lüè}

1. negligence
2. to neglect inadvertently

疏落 so¹ lok⁶ {shū luò}

1. sparse
2. scattered

疏散 so¹ saan³ {shū sàn}

1. to scatter
2. to disperse
3. to evacuate
4. scattered
5. to relax

疏失 so¹ sat¹ {shū shī}

1. to make a (careless) mistake
2. oversight

疏率 so¹ seot¹ {shū shuài}

1. careless and rash
2. heedless

疏疏 so¹ so¹ {shū shū}

1. sparse
2. blurred
3. old for 楚楚
4. neat
5. lovely

疏鬆〔-松〕 so¹ sung¹ {shū sōng}

to loosen

疏通 so¹ tung¹ {shū tōng}

1. to unblock
2. to dredge
3. to clear the way
4. to get things flowing
5. to facilitate
6. to mediate
7. to lobby
8. to explicate (a text)

疏挖 so¹ waat³ {shū wā}

1. to dredge
2. to dig out (a channel)

疏浚 so¹ zeon³ {shū jùn}

to dredge

疏剪 so¹ zin² {shū jiǎn}

to prune

疏附縣〔--县〕 so¹ fu⁶ jyun⁶ {Shū fù xiàn}

Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區, west Xinjiang

疏勒國〔--国〕 so¹ lak⁶ gwok³ {Shū lè guó}

Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods

疏勒縣〔--县〕 so¹ lak⁶ jyun⁶ {Shū lè xiàn}

Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區, west Xinjiang

疏通費〔--费〕 so¹ tung¹ fai³ {shū tōng fèi}

1. facilitation payment
2. bribe

疏堂兄弟 so¹ tong⁴ hing¹ dai⁶ {shū táng xiōng dì}

distant male cousin

疏堂老表 so¹ tong⁴ lou⁵ biu² {shū táng lǎo biǎo}

distant relative

疏不見親〔--见亲〕 so¹ bat¹ gin³ can¹ {shū bù jiàn qīn}

1. lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
2. blood is thicker than water (idiom)

疏財仗義〔-财-义〕 so¹ coi⁴ zoeng⁶ ji⁶ {shū cái zhàng yì}

distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy

疏財重義〔-财-义〕 so¹ coi⁴ zung⁶ ji⁶ {shū cái zhòng yì}

distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause

疏忽大意 so¹ fat¹ daai⁶ ji³ {shū hu dà yì}

1. oversight
2. negligence
3. careless
4. negligent
5. not concentrating on the main point

疏忽職守〔--职-〕 so¹ fat¹ zik¹ sau² {shū hū zhí shǒu}

to neglect one's duties

疏肝理氣〔---气〕 so¹ gon¹ lei⁵ hei³ {shū gān lǐ qì}

to course the liver and rectify 氣 (TCM)

疏而不漏 so¹ ji⁴ bat¹ lau⁶ {shū ér bù lòu}

loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

疏於防範〔-于-范〕 so¹ jyu¹ fong⁴ faan⁶ {shū yú fáng fàn}

1. to neglect to take precautions
2. relaxed vigilance

疏散措施 so¹ saan³ cou³ si¹ {shū sàn cuò shī}

1. evacuation
2. measures to evacuate a building in an emergency

疏水簞瓢〔--箪-〕 so¹ seoi² daan¹ piu⁴ {shū shuǐ dān piáo}

1. little water and few utensils
2. to live a frugal life (idiom)