细 (xì) means Fine (thin - gentle - detailed - minutely). Below are 24 of the 49 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请仔 细 检查一遍。
Qǐng zǐxì jiǎnchá yí biàn.
Please check it over carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 仔细
请注意这些 细 节。
Qǐng zhùyì zhèxiē xìjié.
Please pay attention to these details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 细节
成功往往在 细 节。
Chénggōng wǎngwǎng zài xìjié.
Success often lies in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 细节
针的尖端非常 细 。
Zhēn de jiānduān fēicháng xì.
The point of the needle is extremely fine.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尖端
吃饭要 细 细 咀嚼。
Chīfàn yào xìxì jǔjué.
One should chew one's food thoroughly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 咀嚼
他做事一向很仔 细 。
Tā zuò shì yíxiàng hěn zǐxì.
He has always been careful in what he does.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 仔细
会计的工作很 细 心。
Kuàijì de gōngzuò hěn xìxīn.
Accounting work requires great care.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 会计
她的眉毛又 细 又长。
Tā de méimao yòu xì yòu cháng.
Her eyebrows are fine and long.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 眉毛
这种药可以杀 细 菌。
Zhè zhǒng yào kěyǐ shā xìjūn.
This medicine kills bacteria.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 杀
服务体现在 细 节上。
Fúwù tǐxiàn zài xìjié shàng.
Service is reflected in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 体现
教养体现在 细 节上。
Jiàoyǎng tǐxiàn zài xìjié shang.
Good breeding shows in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 教养
他仔 细 瞄准了目标。
Tā zǐxì miáozhǔn le mùbiāo.
He took careful aim at the target.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瞄准
洗手可以减少 细 菌。
Xǐshǒu kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo xìjūn.
Washing your hands reduces bacteria.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 细菌
他的工作非常 细 致。
Tā de gōngzuò fēicháng xìzhì.
His work is extremely meticulous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 细致
请详 细 介绍一下情况。
Qǐng xiángxì jièshào yíxià qíngkuàng.
Please describe the situation in detail.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 详细
这份材料写得很详 细 。
Zhè fèn cáiliào xiě de hěn xiángxì.
This document is written in great detail.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 详细
这条新闻报道很详 细 。
Zhè tiáo xīnwén bàodào hěn xiángxì.
This news report is very detailed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 报道
他仔 细 观察着这只鸟。
Tā zǐxì guānchá zhe zhè zhī niǎo.
He is watching this bird closely.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 观察
她过日子很精打 细 算。
Tā guò rìzi hěn jīng dǎ xì suàn.
She runs the household with careful budgeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算
项目预算要精打 细 算。
Xiàngmù yùsuàn yào jīng dǎ xì suàn.
A project budget must be worked out with care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算
细 节里往往藏着魔鬼。
Xìjié lǐ wǎngwǎng cángzhe móguǐ.
The devil is often hidden in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 魔鬼
请仔 细 阅读注意事项。
Qǐng zǐxì yuèdú zhùyì shìxiàng.
Please read the points to note carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事项
请仔 细 阅读合同条款。
Qǐng zǐxì yuèdú hétong tiáokuǎn.
Please read the terms of the contract carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 条款
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细 appears in 49 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 细 used in a sentence?
This page shows 49 sentences using 细 (xì, "Fine (thin - gentle - detailed - minutely)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 细 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 细 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 细?
The dictionary page for 细 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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