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Meaning of 细

Pinyin xì

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

fine / minutely / thin / slender

Usage

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细 xì 形 1. 颗粒小的，与“粗”相对: little; small (e.g., 细沙 - fine sand, 细面 - fine flour, 细屑 - fine crumbs). 2. 长条东西直径小的: fine; slender (e.g., 细线 - fine thread, 细丝 - fine silk, 细眉 - thin eyebrows, 细水长流 - slow and steady). 3. 精致的: meticulous; delicate; exquisite; fine; close (e.g., 细瓷 - fine porcelain, 细布 - fine cloth, 细工 - fine craftsmanship, 细活儿 - delicate work). 4. 声音小: sharp; shrill (e.g., 嗓音细 - a thin voice). 5. 周密详尽: careful; detailed (e.g., 仔细 - careful, 精细 - precise, 细致 - meticulous, 细密 - closely packed, 细目 - detailed agenda). 6. 微小的: fine; tiny; trivial (e.g., 细小 - very small, 细微 - minute, 细节 - details, 事无巨细 - no big or small matters). 7. 俭省: humble (e.g., 他过日子很细 - he lives a frugal life). 细 xì 名 1. 微小的丝: fine silk. 2. 旧称行为不高尚或地位低下的人: the insignificants. 3. 指轻微的罪过: small crime (e.g., 细行 - small offense; lightly dressed trip).

细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

吞噬细胞 tūn shì xì bāo

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

细胞壁 xì bāo bì

cell wall

奸细 jiān xi

a spy / a crafty person

细嫩 xì nèn

tender

卵细胞 luǎn xì bāo

oocyte / ootid / egg cell

匀细 yún xì

Even thin

事无巨细 shì wú jù xì

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

细则 xì zé

detailed rules and regulations / bylaws

细微 xì wēi

tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments)

细胞株 xì bāo zhū

cell line / cell strain

生殖细胞 shēng zhí xì bāo

germ cell / reproductive cell

毛细血管 máo xì xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

淋巴细胞 lín bā xì bāo

lymphocyte

琐细 suǒ xì

trivial

精雕细琢 jīng diāo xì zuó

give sth. a careful revision / work at sth. with great care / work at sth. with the care and precision of a sculptor

细瓷 xì cí

fine porcelain

细菌性痢疾 xì jūn xìng lì jí

bacillary dysentery

癌细胞 ái xì bāo

cancer cell

细砂 xì shā

fine sand

细碎 xì suì

fragments / bits and pieces

仔仔细细 zǎi zǐ xì xì

carefully

亚细亚 Yà xì yà

Asia

细胞 xì bāo

cell (biology)

粒细胞 lì xì bāo

granulocyte

细粒 xì lì

fine grain / fine-grained

粗细 cū xì

thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work

精细 jīng xì

fine / meticulous / careful

红细胞 hóng xì bāo

erythrocyte / red blood cell

纤细 xiān xì

fine / slim / tender

细纱 xì shā

spun yarn

细节 xì jié

details / particulars

详细 xiáng xì

detailed / in detail / minute

细致 xì zhì

delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking

细菌 xì jūn

bacterium / germ

细细 xì xì

Fine

细看 xì kàn

to peer / to scan / to examine carefully

细心 xì xīn

careful / attentive

细腻 xì nì

exquisite / meticulous

细小 xì xiǎo

tiny / fine / minute

细长 xì cháng

slender

细作 xì zuò

police spy / secret agent

白细胞 bái xì bāo

white blood cell / leukocyte

细毛羊 xì máo yáng

fine-wool sheep

精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò

intensive farming

细胞核 xì bāo hé

nucleus (of cell)

细胞膜 xì bāo mó

cell membrane

细胞质 xì bāo zhì

cytoplasm

体细胞 tǐ xì bāo

somatic cell

干细胞 gàn xì bāo

stem cell

神经细胞 shén jīng xì bāo

nerve cell / neuron

单细胞 dān xì bāo

single-celled (organism) / unicellular

细胞器 xì bāo qì

organelle

仔细 zǐ xì

careful / attentive / cautious

详详细细 xiáng xiáng xì xì

in every detail and particular

细软 xì ruǎn

fine and soft / valuables

细辛 xì xīn

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

细雨 xì yǔ

fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐

细鳞鱼 xì lín yú

Brachymystax lenok