細 [细]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thin or slender
  2. finely particulate
  3. thin and soft
  4. fine
  5. delicate
  6. trifling
  7. (of a sound) quiet
  8. frugal
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. small; 2. tiny
  2. thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine/delicate/trifling/(of a sound) quiet/frugal/tiny/small/little/detailed/trifling/exquisite/junior members of an organisation such as a triad gang
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    小​嘅​同​義​詞​，​可以​形容​面積​、​體積​、​容量​同規模
    small; tiny; little
    • 世界真係細啊，去邊都撞到熟人嘅。
      世界真系细啊，去边都撞到熟人嘅。
      sai3 gaai3 zan1 hai6 sai3 aa3, heoi3 bin1 dou1 zong6 dou3 suk6 jan4 ge3
      What a small world. I run into people I know wherever I go.
  2. 形容詞
    年輕
    young; youthful
    • 你仲細，唔明咩叫失戀㗎喇。
      你仲细，唔明咩叫失恋㗎喇。
      nei5 zung6 sai3, m4 ming4 me1 giu3 sat1 lyun2 gaa3 laa3.
      You're still young. You don't know what breaking up is like.
  3. 形容詞
    程度​弱
    weak; soft
    • 你咁細聲無人聽到你講咩㗎。
      你咁细声无人听到你讲咩㗎。
      nei5 gam3 sai3 seng1 mou4 jan4 teng1 dou2 nei5 gong2 me1 gaa3.
      Your voice is too soft to be heard.
  4. 形容詞
    組織​或​團體​入面​地位​比較​低
    junior; subordinate members of an organisation
    • 我哋呢啲做細嘅邊有能力改變公司經營策略吖。
      我哋呢啲做细嘅边有能力改变公司经营策略吖。
      ngo5 dei6 ni1 di1 zou6 sai3 ge3 bin1 jau5 nang4 lik6 goi2 bin3 gung1 si1 ging1 jing4 caak3 loek6 aa1.
      As members of the junior staff, we don't have any influence over the business strategies of the company.
  5. 反義詞
    大、老
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of one's voice
    soft
  2. character, Hakka, Min
    small; tiny; little
    • 点解会咁细嘅？
      点解会咁细嘅？
      dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam3 sai3 ge2?
      Why is it so small?
  3. character
    frugal; sparing
  4. character
    thin; slender
    • 細線
      细线
      xì xiàn
      thin string
  5. character
    trifling; trivial; unimportant
  6. character
    slowly; carefully; thoroughly; detailedly
    • 細看
      细看
      xì kàn
      to carefully examine
  7. character, Cantonese
    to be younger than
    • 細佢幾十年
      细佢几十年
      sai3 keoi5 gei2 sap6 nin4
      younger than them by a couple decades
  8. character, Hokkien
    concubine
  9. character
    fine; delicate; exquisite
    • 細沙
      细沙
      xì shā
      fine sand
  10. character, Hakka, Min
    young; little
    • 你仲細咩！
      你仲细咩！
      nei5 zung6 sai3 me1!
      [Do you think that] you're still a child?
  11. character
    careful; detailed; meticulous
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. fine, tiny
  2. slender, thin
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    VFW
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    VMW
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #782
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #232
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    援救人员为了找到孩子，仔细搜索了那个区域。
    援救人員為了找到孩子，仔細搜索了那個區域。
    yuán jiù rén yuán wèi le zhǎo dào hái zi ， zǐ xì sōu suǒ le nà ge qū yù 。
    • The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.
    • The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child.
  2. Mandarin
    他为我做了详细说明。
    他為我做了詳細説明。
    tā wèi wǒ zuò le xiáng xì shuō míng 。
    • He explained it in detail.
    • He explained it to me in detail.
  3. Mandarin
    做这个实验需要仔细的观察。
    做這個實驗需要仔細的觀察。
    zuò zhè ge shí yàn xū yào zǐ xì de guān chá 。
    • Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
  4. Mandarin
    他详细地解释了他看到的事。
    他詳細地解釋了他看到的事。
    tā xiáng xì dì jiě shì le tā kàn dào de shì 。
    • He explained in detail what he had seen.
  5. Mandarin
    我没深入细节。
    我沒深入細節。
    wǒ méi shēn rù xì jié 。
    • I didn't go into details.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    咁简单嘅嘢三岁细路都识啦。
    咁簡單嘅嘢三歲細路都識啦。
    gam3 gaan2 daan1 ge3 je5 saam1 seoi3 sai3 lou6 dou1 sik1 laa1 。
    • The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
  2. Cantonese
    个细路一见到阿妈就喊咗出嚟。
    個細路一見到阿媽就喊咗出嚟。
    go3 sai3 lou6 jat1 gin3 dou3 aa3 maa1 zau6 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.
  3. Cantonese
    𠮶个人好识擦老细鞋㗎。
    嗰個人好識擦老細鞋㗎。
    go2 go3 jan4 hou2 sik1 caat3 lou5 sai3 haai4 gaa3 。
    • That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
  4. Cantonese
    唔该你较细声啲吖。
    唔該你較細聲啲吖。
    m4 goi1 nei5 gaau3 sai3 seng1 di1 aa1 。
    • Turn down the volume, please.
  5. Cantonese
    佢仲细，唔应该自己一个人去。
    佢仲細，唔應該自己一個人去。
    keoi5 zung6 sai3 ， m4 jing1 goi1 zi6 gei2 jat1 go3 jan4 heoi3 。
    • He is too young to go there alone.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    俾计划书老细之前，要修正返啲细节先。
    俾計劃書老細之前，要修正返啲細節先。
    bei2 gai3 waak6 syu1 lou5 sai3 zi1 cin4, jiu3 sau1 zing3 faan1 di1 sai3 zit3 sin1.
    • I need to revise the details before giving the proposal to my boss.
  2. Cantonese
    BB细细粒好可爱呀！
    BB細細粒好可愛呀！
    bi4 bi1 sai3 sai3 nap1 hou2 ho2 oi3 aa3!
    • The baby is so cute and small!
  3. Cantonese
    你有个对你咁细心嘅男朋友真系好。
    你有個對你咁細心嘅男朋友真係好。
    nei5 jau5 go3 deoi3 nei5 gam3 sai3 sam1 ge3 naam4 pang4 jau5 zan1 hai6 hou2.
    • It's great that you have such an attentive boyfriend.
  4. Cantonese
    细节
    細節
    sai3 zit3
    • detail
  5. Cantonese
    我最担心我个细女。
    我最擔心我個細女。
    ngo5 zeoi3 daam1 sam1 ngo5 go3 sai3 neoi2.
    • I worry about my youngest daughter the most.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    细佬出世之后，我就失宠喇。
    細佬出世之後，我就失寵喇。
    sai3 lou2 ceot1 sai3 zi1 hau6, ngo5 zau6 sat1 cung2 laa3.
  2. Cantonese
    啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
    啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
    yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
  3. Cantonese
    人仔细细
    人仔細細
    jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    仔细
    仔細
    zǐ xì
    • careful; meticulous
  2. Cantonese
    大细不一
    大細不一
    daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1
    • not having the same size
  3. Cantonese
    啱细路仔饮
    啱細路仔飲
    ngaam1 sai3 lou6 zai2 jam2
    • suitable for consumption by children
  4. Mandarin
    细线
    細線
    xì xiàn
    • thin string
  5. Mandarin
    细看
    細看
    xì kàn
    • to carefully examine