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详细

xiáng xì · xiang xi

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. detailed
  2. in detail
  3. minute
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A very detailed interview

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)去(qù)面试(miànshì)了(le)，怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？说(shuō)详细(xiángxì)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    You had an interview yesterday. How was it? Give me details.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)得(de)很(hěn)详细(xiángxì)，说(shuō)了(le)整整(zhěngzhěng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I was very detailed. I talked for a whole hour.

  3. Dengdeng

    面试(miànshì)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    An interview for an hour?

  4. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)问(wèn)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)菜(cài)，我(wǒ)详细(xiángxì)讲(jiǎng)了(le)十道(shídào)菜(cài)怎么(zěnme)做(zuò)。

    They asked my favorite food, and I explained ten dishes in detail.

  5. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)详细(xiángxì)，你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)当(dāng)厨师(chúshī)了(le)！

    So detailed. You can be a chef now!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)详(xiáng)细(xì)地(de)描(miáo)述(shù)了(le)事(shì)故(gù)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)。

He described the incident in detail.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)为(wèi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)详(xiáng)细(xì)说(shuō)明(míng)。

He explained it to me in detail.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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