详细 xiángxì detailed
detailed; in detail; minute
How to remember 详细: 详 complete + 细 slender = detailed.
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How it is used
- Detailed / in detail - 详细的说明 (xiángxì de shuōmíng) a detailed explanation; 详细介绍 (xiángxì jièshào) introduce in detail.
- Both adjective and adverb; stresses thoroughness and completeness of detail.
- Contrast 仔细 (zǐxì) 'careful/meticulous' (about the manner of doing); 详细 is about the fullness of information given.
Example sentences
- 他的讲解很详细。 Tā de jiǎngjiě hěn xiángxì.He gave a detailed explanation.
- 我下周会详细说明的。 Wǒ xiàzhōu huì xiángxì shuōmíng de.I'll explain it in detail next week.
- 详细叙述一下这起事故吧。 Xiángxì xùshù yīxià zhèqǐ shìgù ba.Describe that accident in detail.