细

xì · xi

Traditional 細

Meaning

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  1. thin or slender
  2. finely particulate
  3. thin and soft
  4. fine
  5. delicate
  6. trifling
  7. (of a sound) quiet
  8. frugal

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)根(gēn)线(xiàn)太(tài)细(xì),一(yì)拉(lā)就(jiù)断(duàn)。

This thread is too thin; it breaks as soon as you pull it.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)面(miàn)粉(fěn)磨(mó)得(de)很(hěn)细(xì)。

She ground the flour very fine.

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