Meaning of 细致
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- delicate
- fine
- careful
- meticulous
- painstaking
How to use 细致
细致 describes careful, detailed work or a person who pays close attention, and it often appears in phrases like 细致的工作 or 工作很细致. It can also describe fine textures, such as delicate skin or porcelain. Example: 她做事非常细致。(Tā zuòshì fēicháng xìzhì.) She does things very meticulously.
细 (xì) means thin or fine, like a thin silk thread, and 致 (zhì) suggests reaching a goal. Picture someone working thread by thread until every fine detail is reached, and you get 细致, meticulous.
Common mistake: Learners often swap 细致 and 仔细 (zǐxì). 仔细 works well before verbs, as in 仔细看 (look carefully), while 细致 more often describes the quality of work or a person, so 细致看 sounds odd.
细致 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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细 xì · thin or slender · 8 strokes
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致 zhì · to send · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 细致.
| 导致 | dǎozhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars |
| 一致 | yīzhì | consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison |
| 仔细 | zǐxì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 详细 | xiángxì | detailed; in detail |
| 大致 | dàzhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 细胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | xìjūn | bacterium; germ |
| 此致 | cǐzhì | (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) |
| 致命 | zhìmìng | fatal; mortal |
| 致敬 | zhìjìng | to salute; to pay one's respects to |
| 精细 | jīngxì | fine; meticulous |
Questions about 细致
What does 细致 mean?
细致 (xìzhì) means "delicate; fine" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 细致?
细致 is made of 2 characters: 细 (8 strokes), 致 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 细致 an HSK word?
Yes. 细致 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 细致 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 细致 is written 細緻.
What is the difference between 细致 and 详细?
详细 (xiángxì) means detailed in content, like a detailed report or explanation. 细致 focuses on the care and precision of the effort, like careful work or a thoughtful person.
Can 细致 be used as an adverb?
Yes, with 地, as in 细致地检查 (xìzhì de jiǎnchá), to check carefully. It is still more common as a predicate or before a noun with 的.