Meaning of 详细
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- detailed
- in detail
- minute
How to use 详细
详细 describes information, explanations, plans, or reports that cover all the details. It can come before a noun or work as an adverb before a verb, often with 地 or directly. Example: 请详细介绍一下你的计划。(Qǐng xiángxì jièshào yíxià nǐ de jìhuà.) Please describe your plan in detail.
详 (xiáng) has the speech radical 讠, so think of explaining something in words, and 细 (xì) has the silk radical 纟, like a thin thread. Words spun as fine as thread give you something detailed.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 详细 and 仔细 (zǐxì). 详细 describes how complete the content is, while 仔细 describes how careful a person is. So say 详细的报告 (a detailed report) but 仔细看 (look carefully).
详细 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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详 xiáng · complete · 8 strokes
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细 xì · thin or slender · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 详细.
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars |
| 细致 | xìzhì | delicate; fine |
| 仔细 | zǐxì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 细胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | xìjūn | bacterium; germ |
| 精细 | jīngxì | fine; meticulous |
| 细心 | xìxīn | meticulous; careful; attentive |
| 细微 | xìwēi | tiny; minute |
| 详尽 | xiángjìn | thorough and detailed; exhaustive |
| 细腻 | xìnì | (of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) f |
| 耳熟能详 | ěrshú-néngxiáng | what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 精打细算 | jīngdǎ-xìsuàn | meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) |
Questions about 详细
What does 详细 mean?
详细 (xiángxì) means "detailed; in detail" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 详细?
详细 is made of 2 characters: 详 (8 strokes), 细 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 详细 an HSK word?
Yes. 详细 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 详细 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 详细 is written 詳細.
Can 详细 be used with 很 or other degree words?
Yes. As an adjective it works with degree words, for example 很详细 (hěn xiángxì, very detailed) or 非常详细 (fēicháng xiángxì, extremely detailed). You can also say 更详细的信息 (gèng xiángxì de xìnxī, more detailed information).
What is the difference between 详细 and 细节?
详细 is an adjective meaning detailed or in detail. 细节 (xìjié) is a noun meaning the details themselves. You might say 他讲得很详细 (he explained in detail), but 我需要更多细节 (I need more details).