详细

xiáng xì

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. detailed
2. in detail
3. minute

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 粗略 cū lüe4 粗略 cū lüe4 rough (not precise or accurate) Opposite in meaning when describing the level of detail.: rough (not precise or accurate)

Related words

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• 详尽 xiáng jìn 详尽 xiáng jìn thorough and detailed Emphasizing completeness and exhaustiveness of detail.: thorough and detailed

Synonyms

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• 仔细 zǐ xì 仔细 zǐ xì careful When describing a careful, thorough examination.: careful

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used as 详细的 (attributive), e.g., 详细的计划 (detailed plan), but can be predicate: 这个报告很详细.

Common mistakes

Not a verb; cannot say *我详细这个故事. Use 详细了解 (understand in detail) or describe in detail with 详细描述.

Example Sentences

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他 详细 讲述了事情的经过。

He gave a detailed account of what happened.

请 详细 说明你的计划。

Please explain your plan in detail.

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Child Words of 详细

• 细 细 xì: thin or slender
• 详 详 xiáng: detailed