细微
xì wēi
Pinyin

Definition

细微
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xì wēi
  1. tiny
  2. minute
  3. fine
  4. subtle
  5. sensitive (instruments)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微
Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
卑微
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
稍微
shāo wēi
  1. 1 a little bit
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
  1. 1 meager (wages)
  2. 2 humble (social status)
  3. 3 feeble (voice)
入微
rù wēi
  1. 1 down to the smallest detail
  2. 2 thoroughgoing
  3. 3 fine and detailed
寒微
hán wēi
  1. 1 of humble origin
幽微
yōu wēi
  1. 1 faint
  2. 2 subtle (of sound, scent etc)
  3. 3 profound
  4. 4 mysterious
  5. 5 dim
式微
shì wēi
  1. 1 (literary) to decline
  2. 2 to wane
  3. 3 title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng]
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
微光
wēi guāng
  1. 1 glimmer
微克
wēi kè
  1. 1 microgram (μg)
微分
wēi fēn
  1. 1 (math.) differential (of a function)
  2. 2 differential (equation etc)
  3. 3 to differentiate
  4. 4 differentiation

Idioms (13)

人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
  1. 1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
  1. 1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
  1. 1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
  1. 1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
  2. 2 meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
  1. 1 to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

Sample Sentences

这歌里的细微末节就算都体验，
zhè gē lǐ de xìwēimòjié jiùsuàn dōu tǐyàn ，
Even if she's experienced the silly things in this song
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哎，汇率变动这东西真是让人头疼。特别是对做外汇投资理财的人来说，细微的涨跌都关系重大啊。换成是我，我的心脏可受不了这样的压力。
āi ，huìlǜ biàndòng zhè dōngxi zhēnshì ràng rén tóuténg 。tèbiéshì duì zuò wàihuì tóuzī lǐcái de rén láishuō ，xìwēi de zhǎngdiē dōu guānxì zhòngdà ā 。huànchéng shì wǒ ，wǒ de xīnzàng kě shòu bu liǎo zhèyàng de yālì 。
Yikes, these currency fluctuations really are a headache. Especially for those in foreign investment banking, slight fluctuations have a significant effect. If it were me, my heart couldn’t take that kind of pressure.
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