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Definitions

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

Words Containing 细

仔细
zǐ xì

careful

精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

精细
jīng xì

fine

细微
xì wēi

tiny

细心
xì xīn

careful

细节
xì jié

details

细致
xì zhì

delicate

细胞
xì bāo

cell (biology)

细腻
xì nì

exquisite

细菌
xì jūn

bacterium

详细
xiáng xì

detailed

中亚细亚
zhōng yà xì yà

Central Asia

中性粒细胞
zhōng xìng lì xì bāo

neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell)

事无巨细
shì wú jù xì

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)

亚细亚
yà xì yà

Asia

亚细亚洲
yà xì yà zhōu

Asia

亚细安
yà xì ān

ASEAN

低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ

in a whisper

备细
bèi xì

details

倾耳细听
qīng ěr xì tīng

to prick up one's ear and listen carefully

内细胞团
nèi xì bāo tuán

inner cell mass (ICM)

卵母细胞
luǎn mǔ xì bāo

egg cell

原核细胞
yuán hé xì bāo

prokaryote

原核细胞型微生物
yuán hé xì bāo xíng wēi shēng wù

prokaryotic cell type microorganism

吞噬细胞
tūn shì xì bāo

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ

whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

单核细胞
dān hé xì bāo

monocyte

单核细胞增多症
dān hé xì bāo zēng duō zhèng

mononucleosis

单细胞
dān xì bāo

(of an organism) single-celled; unicellular

单细胞生物
dān xì bāo shēng wù

single-celled organism

嗜酸性粒细胞
shì suān xìng lì xì bāo

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

嗜碱性粒细胞
shì jiǎn xìng lì xì bāo

basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)

基底细胞癌
jī dǐ xì bāo ái

basal cell carcinoma

多形核白细胞
duō xíng hé bái xì bāo

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

多细胞
duō xì bāo

multicellular

多细胞生物
duō xì bāo shēng wù

multicellular life form

大吞噬细胞
dà tūn shì xì bāo

macrophage

奸细
jiān xi

a spy

子细胞
zǐ xì bāo

daughter cell

小亚细亚
xiǎo yà xì yà

Asia Minor

小吞噬细胞
xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo

microphage (a type of white blood cell)

尖细
jiān xì

(of an object) tapered

巨噬细胞
jù shì xì bāo

macrophage

巨细
jù xì

big and small

巨细胞病毒
jù xì bāo bìng dú

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎
jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness

干细胞
gàn xì bāo

stem cell

底细
dǐ xì

inside information

微细
wēi xì

microminiature (technology)

微细加工
wēi xì jiā gōng

microminiature technology

心细
xīn xì

careful

性细胞
xìng xì bāo

sexual cell

慢工出细货
màn gōng chū xì huò

patient work makes a fine product

挟细拿粗
xié xì ná cū

to provoke

明细
míng xì

clear and detailed

明细表
míng xì biǎo

schedule

极细小
jí xì xiǎo

extremely small

树状细胞
shù zhuàng xì bāo

dendritic cell

树突状细胞
shù tū zhuàng xì bāo

dendritic cell

毛细
máo xì

capillary

毛细孔
máo xì kǒng

pore

毛细血管
máo xì xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

氰基细菌
qíng jī xì jūn

cyanobacteria

淋巴细胞
lín bā xì bāo

lymphocyte

深耕细作
shēn gēng xì zuò

deep plowing and careful cultivation

潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ

(idiom) soft, misty rain

燃料元件细棒
rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng

fuel pins

琐细
suǒ xì

trivial

生殖细胞
shēng zhí xì bāo

germ cell

癌细胞
ái xì bāo

cancer cell

白细胞
bái xì bāo

white blood cell

神经细胞
shén jīng xì bāo

nerve cell

神经胶质细胞
shén jīng jiāo zhì xì bāo

glial cell (provide support to neuron)

粒白细胞
lì bái xì bāo

white granulocyte (blood cell)

粒细胞
lì xì bāo

granulocyte

粗细
cū xì

thick and thin

精挑细选
jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

to select very carefully

精耕细作
jīng gēng xì zuò

intensive farming

精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè

lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision

红细胞
hóng xì bāo

erythrocyte

红细胞沉降率
hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

细作
xì zuò

police spy

细分
xì fēn

to divide (into subgroups etc); to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc)

细则
xì zé

detailed rules and regulations

细化
xì huà

to give a more granular level of detail

细化管理
xì huà guǎn lǐ

micromanagement

细嘴短趾百灵
xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)

细嘴鸥
xì zuǐ ōu

(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

细嘴黄鹂
xì zuǐ huáng lí

(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)

细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

细大不捐
xì dà bù juān

not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)

细姨
xì yí

concubine

细嫩
xì nèn

tender

细密
xì mì

fine (texture)

细察
xì chá

to observe carefully

细小
xì xiǎo

tiny

细尾獴
xì wěi měng

meerkat

细微末节
xì wēi mò jié

tiny insignificant details

细思极恐
xì sī jí kǒng

scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)

细挑
xì tiāo

slender

细支气管炎
xì zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchiolitis

细数
xì shǔ

countdown

细明体
xì míng tǐ

Mincho narrow font

细枝末节
xì zhī mò jié

minor details

细毛
xì máo

fuzz

细水长流
xì shuǐ cháng liú

lit. thin streams flow forever

细沙
xì shā

fine sand

细河
xì hé

Xihe river in Fuxin

细河区
xì hé qū

Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

细润
xì rùn

fine and glossy

细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)

细目
xì mù

detailed listing

细看
xì kàn

to peer

细碎
xì suì

fragments; bits and pieces

细磨刀石
xì mò dāo shí

whetstone (for honing knives)

细究
xì jiū

to look into (a matter)

细粉
xì fěn

powder

细粒
xì lì

fine grain

细纹噪鹛
xì wén zào méi

(bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)

细纹苇莺
xì wén wěi yīng

(bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)

细细
xì xì

attentive

细细品味
xì xì pǐn wèi

to savor

细细地流
xì xì de liú

to trickle

细线
xì xiàn

string

细绳
xì shéng

string

细声细气
xì shēng xì qì

in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

细听
xì tīng

to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)

细胞分裂
xì bāo fēn liè

cell division

细胞周期
xì bāo zhōu qī

cell cycle

细胞器
xì bāo qì

organelle

细胞器官
xì bāo qì guān

organelle

细胞因子
xì bāo yīn zǐ

cytokine

细胞培养
xì bāo péi yǎng

cell culture

细胞培养器
xì bāo péi yǎng qì

cell cultivator

细胞壁
xì bāo bì

cell wall

细胞外液
xì bāo wài yè

extracellular fluid

细胞学
xì bāo xué

cytology

细胞核
xì bāo hé

nucleus (of cell)

细胞毒
xì bāo dú

cytotoxin

细胞毒性
xì bāo dú xìng

cytotoxicity

细胞生物学
xì bāo shēng wù xué

cell biology

细胞破碎
xì bāo pò suì

(biotechnology) cell disruption

细胞膜
xì bāo mó

cell membrane

细胞色素
xì bāo sè sù

cytochrome

细胞融合
xì bāo róng hé

cell fusion

细胞质
xì bāo zhì

cytoplasm

细胞骨架
xì bāo gǔ jià

cytoskeleton (of a cell)

细腰
xì yāo

slender waist

细菌性痢疾
xì jūn xìng lì jí

bacillary dysentery

细菌战
xì jūn zhàn

biological warfare; germ warfare

细菌武器
xì jūn wǔ qì

biological weapon (using germs)

细菌病毒
xì jūn bìng dú

bacteriophage

细菌群
xì jūn qún

bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)

细叶脉
xì yè mài

veinlet in a leaf

细语
xì yǔ

to chat with a low voice

细说
xì shuō

to tell in detail

细调
xì diào

to fine tune

细软
xì ruǎn

fine and soft

细辛
xì xīn

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

细部
xì bù

small part (of a whole ensemble)

细长
xì cháng

slender

细雨
xì yǔ

fine rain

细颈瓶
xì jǐng píng

jug

细颗粒物
xì kē lì wù

fine particle (PM 2.5)

细香葱
xì xiāng cōng

chive

细盐
xì yán

refined salt

纤细
xiān xì

fine

脑细胞
nǎo xì bāo

brain cell

蓝细菌
lán xì jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

血细胞
xuè xì bāo

blood cell

许旺细胞
xǔ wàng xì bāo

Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell)

轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ

to speak softly

轻言细语
qīng yán xì yǔ

to speak softly

造血干细胞
zào xuè gàn xì bāo

blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)

过细
guò xì

extremely careful

镰刀细胞贫血
lián dāo xì bāo pín xuè

sickle cell anemia

镰状细胞血症
lián zhuàng xì bāo xuè zhèng

sickle cell anemia

间充质干细胞
jiān chōng zhì gàn xì bāo

mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)

类鼻疽单细胞
lèi bí jū dān xì bāo

Pseudomonas pseudomallei

食不厌精,脍不厌细
shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)

体细胞
tǐ xì bāo

somatic cell

鳞状细胞癌
lín zhuàng xì bāo ái

squamous cell carcinoma