细
xì
Pinyin

Definition

细
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xì
  1. thin or slender
  2. finely particulate
  3. thin and soft
  4. fine
  5. delicate
  6. trifling
  7. (of a sound) quiet
  8. frugal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
细
xì
  1. 1 thin or slender
  2. 2 finely particulate
  3. 3 thin and soft
  4. 4 fine
  5. 5 delicate
  6. 6 trifling
  7. 7 (of a sound) quiet
  8. 8 frugal
细心
xì xīn
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
细胞
xì bāo
  1. 1 cell (biology)
细腻
xì nì
  1. 1 exquisite
  2. 2 meticulous
详细
xiáng xì
  1. 1 detailed
  2. 2 in detail
  3. 3 minute
心细
xīn xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 scrupulous
明细
míng xì
  1. 1 clear and detailed
  2. 2 definite
  3. 3 details (are as follows:)
粗细
cū xì
  1. 1 thick and thin
  2. 2 coarse and fine
  3. 3 thickness (caliber)
  4. 4 coarseness
  5. 5 quality of work
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精细
jīng xì
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 careful
细分
xì fēn
  1. 1 subdivision
  2. 2 segmentation
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细嫩
xì nèn
  1. 1 tender
细密
xì mì
  1. 1 fine (texture)
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 close (analysis)
  4. 4 detailed
细微
xì wēi
  1. 1 tiny
  2. 2 minute
  3. 3 fine
  4. 4 subtle
  5. 5 sensitive (instruments)
细数
xì shǔ
  1. 1 countdown
  2. 2 breakdown
  3. 3 to list
  4. 4 to enumerate
  5. 5 to run through
细水长流
xì shuǐ cháng liú
  1. 1 lit. thin streams flow forever
  2. 2 fig. economy will get you a long way
  3. 3 to work steadily at something little by little
细致
xì zhì
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 careful
  4. 4 meticulous
  5. 5 painstaking

Idioms (12)

事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细大不捐
xì dà bù juān
  1. 1 not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
  2. 2 all-embracing
细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu
  1. 1 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 smooth-skinned
细声细气
xì shēng xì qì
  1. 1 in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 to speak softly
  2. 2 to whisper (idiom)
食不厌精，脍不厌细
shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì
  1. 1 lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
  2. 2 fig. to be fastidious about one's food

Sample Sentences

他的脑子也不小，但他的记性却不很精明，他的思想也不很细密。
tā de nǎozi yě bù xiǎo ，dàn tā de jìxing què bù hěn jīngmíng ，tā de sīxiǎng yě bù hěn xìmì 。
His head isn't particularly small - however - his memory isn't very good.
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后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计；他也会写，也会算，只是总不会精细。
hòulái tā zài yīgē qiánpù lǐ zuò huǒji ；tā yě huì xiě ，yě huì suàn ，zhǐshì zǒng bùhuì jīngxì 。
Afterwards, he worked in a bank. Although he is capable of both writing and doing math – he was never careful.
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泉眼无声惜细流，
quányǎn wúshēng xī xìliú ，
Water from mouth (eye in this poem) of the spring river flows carefully and silently
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我觉得这个故事很好，可惜电影太短，应该很多细节都被砍了，不够过瘾，我想读读原著。
wǒ juéde zhège gùshi hěn hǎo ，kěxī diànyǐng tài duǎn ，yīnggāi hěnduō xìjié dōu bèi kǎn le ，bùgòu guòyǐn ，wǒ xiǎng dú dú yuánzhù 。
I think it’s great story but a pity the movie was too short with a lot of details probably cut away. I want to read the original novel as watching it wasn’t gratifying enough.
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不过，也有不少人吐槽这部电影，觉得有些细节经不起推敲
bùguò ，yě yǒu bùshǎo rén tǔcáo zhè bù diànyǐng ，juéde yǒuxiē xìjié jīngbuqǐ tuīqiāo
However there were also many people who gave negative comments about this movie as they felt some details do not stand up to scrutiny.
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听你这么说，我也决定要精打细算了。就先从逛十元店开始吧！
tīng nǐ zhème shuō ，wǒ yě juédìng yào jīngdǎxìsuàn le 。jiù xiān cóng guàng shí yuán diàn kāishǐ ba ！
After listening to you, I’ve decided to be budget conscious. Let’s visit the $10 store next!
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但是，粗放式的发展模式已不能满足日益多元的养老需求，老年人的赡养不能仅停留在满足物质养老的阶段，更精细化和人性化的服务成为需求导向。
dànshì ，cūfàngshì de fāzhǎn móshì yǐ bùnéng mǎnzú rìyì duōyuán de yǎnglǎo xūqiú ，lǎoniánrén de shànyǎng bùnéng jǐn tíngliú zài mǎnzú wùzhì yǎnglǎo de jiēduàn ，gèng jīngxì huà hé rénxìng huà de fúwù chéngwéi xūqiú dǎoxiàng 。
However, the model can no longer meet the increasingly diverse needs of the elderly. The welfare of the elderly cannot remain at the stage of just meeting material needs, but more refined and humanized services are needed.
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仔细想想，其实还是自己带眼镜比较卫生，而且我本身就戴眼镜，如果用派发的眼镜，还要在自己的眼镜上架着另一副眼镜，特别笨拙。
zǐxì xiǎng xiǎng ，qíshí háishi zìjǐ dài yǎnjìng bǐjiào wèishēng ，érqiě wǒ běnshēn jiù dài yǎnjìng ，rúguǒ yòng pàifā de yǎnjìng ，hái yào zài zìjǐ de yǎnjìng shàng jià zhe lìng yī fù yǎnjìng ，tèbié bènzhuō 。
Think about it, in fact, it is more hygienic to bring your own glasses. And since I already wear glasses, if I place another pair of glasses on top of mine it becomes especially clumsy.
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西方国家的公司每一年都会设立巨细靡遗的目标，还有要开发的市场。
Xīfāng guójiā de gōngsī měi yī nián dōu huì shèlì jv4xìmíyí de mùbiāo ，háiyǒu yào kāifā de shìchǎng 。
In Western culture, people set detailed goals, and the target market they want to develop.
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我向我的老板巨细靡遗地汇报了我的工作进度。
wǒ xiàng wǒ de lǎobǎn jv4xìmíyí de huìbào le wǒ de gōngzuò jìndù 。
I gave my boss a detailed work report.
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