详细
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
详细 (xiángxì) · detailed
详细 (xiángxì) means “detailed; in detail”. It is written with 2 characters: 详 (complete) + 细 (thin). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 详细 is built
The characters
详 xiáng · complete
What 详 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
细 xì · thin
What 细 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 田 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请把情况说得详细一点儿。Qǐng bǎ qíngkuàng shuō de xiángxì yīdiǎnr.Please describe the situation in more detail.
这本书有详细的介绍吗?Zhè běn shū yǒu xiángxì de jièshào ma?Does this book have a detailed introduction?
Questions about 详细
What does 详细 mean?
详细 (xiángxì) means “detailed; in detail”.
How do you pronounce 详细?
详细 is pronounced xiángxì.
Which HSK level is 详细?
详细 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 安详ānxiángserene
- 细节xìjiédetails
- 细致xìzhìcareful
- 仔细zǐxìcareful
- 精打细算jīngdǎxìsuànto budget carefully
- 细胞xìbāocell (biology)
- 细菌xìjūnbacteria
- 细心xìxīncareful
- 细xìthin
Learn 详细 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.