微细

微細

wēixì

adjective #88,940

Meanings

1 very fine / minute
2 microscopic
3 tiny and detailed

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Examples

显微镜下可以看到微细的血管。

Xiǎnwēijìng xià kěyǐ kàn dào wēixì de xuèguǎn.

Under the microscope you can see tiny blood vessels.

他对微细的差别非常敏感。

Tā duì wēixì de chābié fēicháng mǐngǎn.

He is very sensitive to minute differences.

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usage

More technical/written than the everyday 细小 (xìxiǎo). Common in scientific contexts: 微细结构 (microstructure), 微细加工 (microfabrication), 微细血管 (microvasculature).

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微 wēi

细 xì