細
xì HSK4

thin, fine

细 (細) xì
thin adjective
thin or slender in diameter; thin and soft

这根绳子太细了，容易断。

zhè gēn shéng​zi tài xì le, róng​yì duàn.

This string is too thin and breaks easily.

fine adjective
finely particulate or smooth in texture

这些沙子非常细，很适合做建筑材料。

zhè​xiē shā​zi fēi​cháng xì, hěn shì​hé zuò jiàn​zhù cái​liào.

This sand is very fine and is suitable for construction materials.

delicate adjective
fine, exquisite, or meticulous in detail and quality

她的心思很细，总能注意到别人忽略的地方。

tā de xīn​si hěn xì, zǒng néng zhù​yì dào bié​ren hū​lüè de dì​fang.

She is very attentive and always notices details that others overlook.

frugal adjective
economical or thrifty in management and spending

他过日子很细，一分钱都要省着花。

tā guò rì​zi hěn xì, yī fēn qián dōu yào shěng zhe huā.

He lives very frugally, saving every penny he can.

quiet adjective
referring to a soft, thin, or low-volume sound

她说话声音很细，不凑近了根本听不清。

tā shuō​huà shēng​yīn hěn xì, bù còu​jìn le gēn​běn tīng bù qīng.

Her voice is so soft that you can't hear her at all unless you are close.

trifling adjective
small, minor, or insignificant

别为了这点儿细事和家里人闹别扭。

bié wèi​le zhè diǎn r xì shì hé jiā​lǐ​rén nào​biè​niu.

Don't fall out with your family over such trivial matters.

Frequency
Character
Written text
597th most common 351.0 per million
Movie subtitles
880th most common 132.2 per million appears in 50% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
10.5 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
53.6 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Simplified
细
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+7D30

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)