细
xì HSK4

thin, fine

细 細 xì
meticulous adverb
careful; meticulous; thorough; in great detail

这本小说值得细读。

zhè běn xiǎo​shuō zhí​de xì dú.

This novel deserves careful reading.

fine adjective
small in size or particulate form; consisting of small particles; fine and soft

现在我们要用更细的砂纸。

xiàn​zài wǒ​men yào yòng gèng xì de shā​zhǐ.

Now we need to use finer sandpaper.

thin adjective
thin or slender in diameter; narrow; opposite of 粗 cū

它又长又细的尾巴是它最不寻常的特征。

tā yòu cháng yòu xì de wěi​ba shì tā zuì bù​xún​cháng de tè​zhēng.

Its long, thin tail is its most unusual feature.

delicate adjective
exquisite or delicate in workmanship; refined or high quality
quiet
(of a voice or sound) quiet; soft; low-volume
spy
(bound form) a spy; a secret agent
surname
a Chinese surname
trifling
trifling; minor; insignificant; unimportant

Cross-References

Antonym

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 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
細
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+7EC6

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