细

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 请用细线把它缝起来。▶ —
   Please sew it up with fine thread.
2. 她做事很细,从不马虎。▶ —
   She works meticulously and is never careless.

Collocations

Mnemonic

细 xì "fine/thin": has the silk radical 纟, a thin thread. Means ① thin/fine ② meticulous. Opposite of 粗 (coarse).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 细节 mean?

   • a detail
   • the main outline
   • fine thread
   • a holiday