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细 xì thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal
Results beginning with 细
细节 xì jié details / particulars
细胞 xì bāo cell (biology)
细致 xì zhì delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking
细腻 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous
细心 xì xīn meticulous / careful / attentive
细菌 xì jūn bacterium / germ
细则 xì zé detailed rules and regulations / bylaws
细分 xì fēn to divide (into subgroups etc) / to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc)
细微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments)
细小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute
细雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
细化 xì huà to give a more granular level of detail / to elaborate / to refine / to become more differentiated
细看 xì kàn to peer / to scan / to examine carefully
细长 xì cháng slender
细语 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice
细说 xì shuō to tell in detail
细嫩 xì nèn tender
细密 xì mì fine (texture) / meticulous / careful / detailed
细碎 xì suì fragments / bits and pieces
细腰 xì yāo slender waist / fig. pretty woman / mortise and tenon joint on a coffin
细部 xì bù small part (of a whole ensemble) / detail
细线 xì xiàn string / thread
细软 xì ruǎn fine and soft / valuables
细沙 xì shā fine sand
细作 xì zuò (old) spy / secret agent
细粉 xì fěn powder
细目 xì mù detailed listing / specific item
细绳 xì shéng string / twine / cord
细毛 xì máo fuzz / fine fur (of marten etc)
细辛 xì xīn Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)
细究 xì jiū to look into (a matter)
细润 xì rùn fine and glossy
细察 xì chá to observe carefully
细调 xì diào to fine tune
细河 Xì hé Xihe river in Fuxin / Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
细粒 xì lì fine grain / fine-grained
细数 xì shǔ countdown / breakdown / to list / to enumerate / to run through
细挑 xì tiāo slender
细听 xì tīng to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
细细 xì xì attentive / careful
细盐 xì yán refined salt / table salt
细姨 xì yí concubine
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细胞膜 xì bāo mó cell membrane
细菌战 xì jūn zhàn biological warfare / germ warfare
细胞核 xì bāo hé nucleus (of cell)
细胞学 xì bāo xué cytology
细胞壁 xì bāo bì cell wall
细胞质 xì bāo zhì cytoplasm
细胞器 xì bāo qì organelle
细胞毒 xì bāo dú cytotoxin
细冰针 xì bīng zhēn frazil ice
细河区 Xì hé qū Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
细颈瓶 xì jǐng píng jug
细菌群 xì jūn qún bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)
细明体 Xì míng tǐ Mincho narrow font
细尾獴 xì wěi měng meerkat / see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
细香葱 xì xiāng cōng chive
细叶脉 xì yè mài veinlet in a leaf
细嘴鸥 xì zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
细细品味 xì xì pǐn wèi to savor / to relish
细水长流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little
细胞分裂 xì bāo fēn liè cell division
细枝末节 xì zhī mò jié minor details / trifles
细胞培养 xì bāo péi yǎng cell culture
细大不捐 xì dà bù juān not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom) / all-embracing
细菌武器 xì jūn wǔ qì biological weapon (using germs)
细微末节 xì wēi mò jié tiny insignificant details / niceties
细密监视  close-look
细目评估  appraisal of projects / project appraisal
细菌污染  bacteriological pollution
细胞计数  T-cell count
细胞毒素  cytotoxin
细胞疗法  cell therapy
细胞毒性 xì bāo dú xìng cytotoxicity
细胞广播 xì bāo guǎng bō (Tw) (telecommunications) cell broadcast
细胞骨架 xì bāo gǔ jià cytoskeleton (of a cell)
细胞破碎 xì bāo pò suì (biotechnology) cell disruption
细胞器官 xì bāo qì guān organelle
细胞融合 xì bāo róng hé cell fusion
细胞色素 xì bāo sè sù cytochrome
细胞外液 xì bāo wài yè extracellular fluid
细胞因子 xì bāo yīn zǐ cytokine
细胞周期 xì bāo zhōu qī cell cycle
细腐殖质 xì fǔ zhí zhì mull
细化管理 xì huà guǎn lǐ micromanagement
细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom)
细节测试 xì jié cè shì test of detail
细菌病毒 xì jūn bìng dú bacteriophage / virus that infects bacteria
细颗粒物 xì kē lì wù fine particle (PM 2.5) / fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)
细磨刀石 xì mò dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
细皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu soft skin and tender flesh (idiom) / smooth-skinned
细声细气 xì shēng xì qì in a fine voice (idiom) / softly spoken
细思极恐 xì sī jí kǒng scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)
细纹苇莺 xì wén wěi yīng (bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)
细纹噪鹛 xì wén zào méi (bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)
细线油鲶 xì xiàn yóu nián Jau catfish / gilded catfish
细细地流 xì xì de liú to trickle
细嘴黄鹂 xì zuǐ huáng lí (bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
细小病毒B19  parvovirus B19
细胞生物学 xì bāo shēng wù xué cell biology
细质地土壤  fine textured soil
细胞遗传学  cytogenetics
细长金枪鱼  slender tuna
细胞培养器 xì bāo péi yǎng qì cell cultivator
细胞外间质 xì bāo wài jiān zhì extracellular
细菌性痢疾 xì jūn xìng lì jí bacillary dysentery
细弱长鳍鳕 xì ruò zhǎng qí xuě white hake / hake
细条天竺鲷 xì tiáo tiān dǔ diāo cardinal fish
细支气管炎 xì zhī qì guǎn yán bronchiolitis
细菌培养物质  bacterial culture material
细胞增繁因素 xì bāo zēng fán yīn sù cell proliferation factor
细列项目预算 xì liè xiàng mù yù suàn line budgeting / line item budget
细嘴短趾百灵 xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
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详细 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute
仔细 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal
精细 jīng xì fine / meticulous / careful
纤细 xiān xì fine / slim / tender
明细 míng xì clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:)
底细 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up
粗细 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work
毛细 máo xì capillary
奸细 jiān xi a spy / a crafty person
心细 xīn xì careful / scrupulous
微细 wēi xì microminiature (technology)
巨细 jù xì big and small
尖细 jiān xì (of an object) tapered / (of a voice) high-pitched
把细 bǎ xì (dialect) see 仔細|仔细[zi3xi4]
备细 bèi xì details / particulars
过细 guò xì extremely careful / meticulous / overattentive
琐细 suǒ xì trivial
子细 zǐ xì variant of 仔細|仔细[zi3 xi4]
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干细胞 gàn xì bāo stem cell
癌细胞 ái xì bāo cancer cell
白细胞 bái xì bāo white blood cell / leukocyte
脑细胞 nǎo xì bāo brain cell
红细胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell
明细表 míng xì biǎo schedule / subsidiary ledger / a detailed list
亚细亚 Yà xì yà Asia
粒细胞 lì xì bāo granulocyte
体细胞 tǐ xì bāo somatic cell
单细胞 dān xì bāo (of an organism) single-celled / unicellular
毛细孔 máo xì kǒng pore
血细胞 xuè xì bāo blood cell
微细片  micro-shrapnel
多细胞 duō xì bāo multicellular
古细菌 gǔ xī jūn archaebacteria
极细小 jí xì xiǎo extremely small / infinitesimal
蓝细菌 lán xì jūn Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
母细胞 mǔ xì bāo (biology) mother cell / matricyte
性细胞 xìng xì bāo sexual cell / germline cell / gamete
亚细安 Yà xì ān ASEAN
子细胞 zǐ xì bāo daughter cell
精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
精打细算 jīng dǎ xì suàn meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
毛细血管 máo xì xuè guǎn capillary blood vessels
淋巴细胞 lín bā xì bāo lymphocyte
巨噬细胞 jù shì xì bāo macrophage
精雕细刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision
精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò intensive farming
低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ in a whisper / in a low voice (idiom)
呢喃细语 ní nán xì yǔ whispering in a low voice (idiom) / murmuring
倾耳细听 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
轻言细语 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly
挟细拿粗 xié xì ná cū to provoke
向光细菌  phototropic bacteria
硝化细菌  nitrobacteria
产酸细菌  acid-producing bacteria / acidogenic bacteria
卵丘细胞  cumulus cells
奥之细道 ào zhī xì dào Oku
拨款细目 bō kuǎn xì mù allotment line
财务细则 cái wù xì zé financial rules
单核细胞 dān hé xì bāo monocyte / mononuclear cell
黑素细胞 hēi sù xì bāo melanocyte
精雕细刻 jīng diāo - xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
精雕细琢 jīng diāo - xì zhuó see 精雕細刻|精雕细刻[jing1diao1-xi4ke4]
粒白细胞 lì bái xì bāo white granulocyte (blood cell)
卵母细胞 luǎn mǔ xì bāo (biology) oocyte / ovocyte
毛细管水 máo xì guǎn shuǐ capillary water / capillary groundwater
内细胞团 nèi xì bāo tuán inner cell mass (ICM)
潘氏细胞 pān shì xì bāo paneth
氰基细菌 qíng jī xì jūn cyanobacteria
轻声细语 qīng shēng xì yǔ to speak softly / to whisper (idiom)
深耕细作 shēn gēng xì zuò deep plowing and careful cultivation
生殖细胞 shēng zhí xì bāo germ cell / reproductive cell
神经细胞 shén jīng xì bāo nerve cell / neuron
事无巨细 shì wú jù xì lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
树状细胞 shù zhuàng xì bāo dendritic cell
吞噬细胞 tūn shì xì bāo phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
微细加工 wēi xì jiā gōng microminiature technology
潇潇细雨 xiāo xiāo xì yǔ (idiom) soft, misty rain
小亚细亚 Xiǎo yà xì yà Asia Minor / Anatolia
心细如尘 xīn xì - rú chén (idiom) meticulous / very careful or attentive
心细如发 xīn xì - rú fà (idiom) meticulous / very careful or attentive
许旺细胞 Xǔ wàng xì bāo Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell) / neurolemmocyte
亚细亚洲 Yà xì yà Zhōu Asia (abbr. to 亞洲|亚洲[Ya4zhou1])
原核细胞 yuán hé xì bāo prokaryote / prokaryotic cell
中亚细亚 Zhōng Yà xì yà Central Asia
CD4 T淋巴细胞 CD4 Tlìn bā xì bāo CD4+ T lymphocyte / CD4+ T-cell / CD4 cell
造血干细胞 zào xuè gàn xì bāo blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)
成体干细胞  adult stem cell
非种系细胞  non-germline cell
血细胞比容  haematocrit
数量明细表  bill of quantities
毛细管柱法  capillary column
白细胞计数  leucocyte count
血细胞计数  blood count / blood cell count
白细胞介素 bái xì bāo jiè sù interleukins
成纤维细胞 chéng xiān wéi xì bāo fibroblast
单细胞生物 dān xì bāo shēng wù single-celled organism
大吞噬细胞 dà tūn shì xì bāo macrophage
多细胞生物 duō xì bāo shēng wù multicellular life form
干细胞研究 gàn xì bāo yán jiū stem cell research
基底细胞癌 jī dǐ xì bāo ái basal cell carcinoma
巨细胞病毒 jù xì bāo bìng dú cytomegalovirus (CMV)
鳞状细胞癌 lín zhuàng xì bāo ái squamous cell carcinoma
慢工出细货 màn gōng chū xì huò patient work makes a fine product
胚胎干细胞 pēi tāi gàn xì bāo embryonic stem cell
收支明细表 shōu zhī míng xì biǎo statement of income and expenditure
树突状细胞 shù tū zhuàng xì bāo dendritic cell
小吞噬细胞 xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo microphage (a type of white blood cell)
中性粒细胞 zhōng xìng lì xì bāo neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell)
体细胞核转移  somatic cell nuclear transfer
化学合成细菌  chemosynthetic bacteria
化能合成细菌  chemosynthetic bacteria
耐抗生素细菌  antibiotic-resistant germ
方桉活动细节  Programme Activity Details
多形核白细胞 duō xíng hé bái xì bāo polymorphonuclear leukocyte
工作人员细则 gōng zuò rén yuán xì zé Staff Rule
红细胞沉降率 hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lu:4 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
红细胞沉降率 hóng xì bāo shén jiàng lu:4 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
间充质干细胞 jiān chōng zhì gàn xì bāo mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)
类鼻疽单细胞 lèi bí jū dān xì bāo Pseudomonas pseudomallei
镰刀细胞贫血 lián dāo xì bāo pín xuè sickle cell anemia
镰状细胞血症 lián zhuàng xì bāo xuè zhèng sickle cell anemia
燃料元件细棒 rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng fuel pins
神经胶质细胞 shén jīng jiāo zhì xì bāo glial cell (provide support to neuron) / neuroglia
嗜碱性粒细胞 shì jiǎn xìng lì xì bāo basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)
嗜酸性粒细胞 shì suān xìng lì xì bāo eosinophil (type of white blood cell)
财务条例和细则  Financial Regulations and Rules
外周血单核细胞  peripheral blood mononuclear cell
开发署财务细则  UNDP Financial Rules
镰状细胞性贫血  sickle cell anemia
程序化细胞死亡 chéng xù huà xì bāo sǐ wáng programmed cell death
单核细胞增多症 dān hé xì bāo zēng duō zhèng mononucleosis
巨细胞病毒感染 jù xì bāo bìng dú gǎn rǎn cytomegalovirus infection / CMV infection
塞尔托利氏细胞 sāi ěr tuō lì shì xì bāo Sertoli
中性粒细胞减少症  neutropenia / neutrophilic leukopenia / neutrophilopenia
毛细管气相色谱法  capillary gas chromatography
红细胞压积离心机  hematocrit centrifuge
外周血单个核细胞  peripheral blood mononuclear cell
国际细胞研究组织 guó jì xì bāo yán jiū zǔ zhī International Cell Research Organization
环境基金财务细则 huán jìng jī jīn cái wù xì zé Financial Rules of the Environment Fund
巨细胞病毒结肠炎 jù xì bāo bìng dú jié cháng yán CMV colitis / CMV gastroenteritis
原核细胞型微生物 yuán hé xì bāo xíng wēi shēng wù prokaryotic cell type microorganism
自愿基金财务细则 zì yuàn jī jīn cái wù xì zé Financial Rules for Voluntary Funds
工作人员细则100号编  100 Series of the Staff Rules
工作人员细则200号编  200 Series of the Staff Rules
工作人员细则300号编  300 Series of the Staff Rules
嗜中性细胞绝对计数  absolute neutrophil count
潘瓦二氏杀白细胞素  Panton-Valentine leukocidin
巨细胞病毒视网膜炎 jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness
欧洲细胞生物学组织 ōu zhōu xì bāo shēng wù xué zǔ zhī European Cell Biology Organization
食不厌精，脍不厌细 shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food
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