细 [xì]

• 形容词
  • （条状物横剖面小） thin; slender:

    thin wire;

    细铁丝

    fine thread;

    细线

  • （颗粒小） in small particles; fine:

    fine sand;

    细沙

    The corn flour has been ground very fine.

    玉米面磨得很细。

  • （音量小） thin and soft:

    a thready voice

    细嗓子

  • （精细） fine; exquisite; delicate:

    make delicacies out of coarse food grain;

    粗粮细作

    fine porcelain [china];

    细瓷

  • （仔细; 详细; 周密）careful; meticulous; detailed:

    be meticulous in one's work;

    工作做得细

    be careful with [in doing] one's work; work meticulously;

    过细地做工作

  • （细微; 细小）minute; trifling:

    have an elaborate division of labour;

    分工很细

    all matters, big and small;

    事无巨细