Chinese Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Chinese word
细
Pronunciation
Pinyinxì
Meaning
- adjectivethin
Example
这根线很细。zhè gēn xiàn hěn xì
This thread is very thin.
More examples
他把葱切得很细。tā bǎ cōng qiē de hěn xì
He sliced the scallions very thin.
Core concept
Reduced breadth in a physical form, extending to the smallest divisions and most precise features of a larger whole.
Common phrases
很细hěn xì
very thin
细线xì xiàn
thin thread
细沙xì shā
fine sand
Similar words
薄báo: Having little thickness from one surface to the other, as with paper.
细心xì xīn: Careful and attentive to small details.
窄zhǎi: Having little side-to-side space or width.
Definition in Chinese
形容物体的横截面、直径或宽度很小，也指事物的细微部分或精细程度。xíng róng wù tǐ de héng jié miàn zhí jìng huò kuān dù hén xiǎo yě zhǐ shì wù de xì wēi bù fèn huò jīng xì chéng dù
Word origin
细 (xì, "thin; fine") is the simplified form of the traditional character, whose silk radical links the word to slender thread and helps explain its extension to minute details.
Usage tips
- In everyday descriptions, the surrounding noun often shows whether the word concerns an object's width, its texture, or the level of detail in information.