细密

細密

xìmì

adjective #57,825

Meanings

1 fine and close (of texture, grain or stitches)
2 meticulous; careful

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这块布织得很细密。

Zhè kuài bù zhī de hěn xìmì.

This cloth is very finely woven.

HSK 7-9

他心思细密，从不放过任何细节。

Tā xīnsi xìmì, cóngbù fàngguò rènhé xìjié.

He's very meticulous and never lets a detail slip by.

Tips

usage

细 "fine" + 密 "dense": said of things whose lines or parts are fine and close together, such as wood grain, stitches or drizzle. Said of a person's thinking (心思细密), it means nothing gets missed; compare 细致 (painstaking).

Stroke Order

细 xì

密 mì