细
xì
thin or slender
finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
这根线很细,用起来很方便。
zhè gēn xiàn hěn xì, yòng qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn。
This thread is very thin, and it is convenient to use.
她的手指又长又细,很好看。
tā de shǒu zhǐ yòu cháng yòu xì, hěn hǎo kàn。
Her fingers are both long and slender, and look very nice.
Words with 细
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
粗细
cū xì
thick and thin
精细
jīng xì
fine
细胞核
xì bāo hé
nucleus (of cell)
细腻
xì nì
(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate
亚细安
yà xì ān
(Singapore, Malaysia) ASEAN
生殖细胞
shēng zhí xì bāo
germ cell; reproductive cell
精雕细琢
jīng diāo xì zhuó
see 精雕細刻|精雕细刻[jing1 diao1 xi4 ke4]
细碎
xì suì
fragments; bits and pieces
细水长流
xì shuǐ cháng liú
lit. thin streams flow forever
过细
guò xì
extremely careful
细语
xì yǔ
to chat with a low voice