xiān

纤

Character · AdjectiveTraditional纖

tiny; fine; delicate

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

tiny; fine; minute

Describes objects that are extremely small in size or degree.

Kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
piāo漂
fú浮
zhe着
xì细
xiǎo小
de的
chén尘
āi埃
 。

Tiny dust particles float in the air.

Xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
kě可
yǐ以
guān观
chá察
dào到
xiān纤
wēi微
de的
shēng生
wù物
jié结
gòu构
 。

Microscopes can observe delicate biological structures.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
miàn面
liào料
fēi非
cháng常
xiān纤
xì细
róu柔
ruǎn软
 ,
chuān穿
zhe着
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
 。

This fabric is very fine and soft, very comfortable to wear.

Tā他
de的
bǐ笔
chù触
xiān纤
xì细
liú流
chàng畅
 ,
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
yì艺
shù术
gǎn感
 。

His brushstrokes are delicate and smooth, full of artistic sense.

Kē科
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xiān纤
háo毫
jí级
bié别
de的
xīn新
xíng型
nà纳
mǐ米
cái材
liào料
 。

Scientists have discovered a new type of nanomaterial at the submicron scale.