fine, tiny; slender, thin

HSK 4 #597

DEFINITIONS

细 xì
  • thin or slender
  • finely particulate
  • thin and soft
  • fine
  • delicate
  • trifling
  • (of a sound) quiet
  • frugal

STROKES

WORDS

深耕作 shēn gēng xì zuò deep plowing and careful cultivation
潇潇雨 xiāo xiāo xì yǔ the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
燃料元件棒 rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng fuel pins
生殖胞 shēng zhí xì bāo germ cell; reproductive cell
神经胶质胞 shén jīng jiāo zhì xì bāo glial cell (provide support to neuron); neuroglia
粒白胞 lì bái xì bāo white granulocyte (blood cell)
精挑选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
精耕作 jīng gēng xì zuò intensive farming
精雕刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
胞沉降率 hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
作 xì zuò police spy; secret agent
化管理 xì huà guǎn lǐ micromanagement
嘴短趾百灵 xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
嘴鸥 xì zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
嘴黄鹂 xì zuǐ huáng lí (bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom)
大不捐 xì dà bù juān not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom); all-embracing
姨 xì yí concubine
察 xì chá to observe carefully
尾獴 xì wěi měng meerkat; see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
微末节 xì wēi mò jié tiny insignificant details; niceties
挑 xì tiāo slender
支气管炎 xì zhī qì guǎn yán bronchiolitis
数 xì shǔ countdown; breakdown; to list; to enumerate; to run through
明体 xì míng tǐ Mincho narrow font