细小 (xì xiǎo) — very small; tiny; fine; trivial; minor

Definition

An adjective for things that are very small in size or very minor in importance — stronger than 小 and more emphatic than 细微. Use for fine physical details (dust, changes) as well as trivial matters.

adjective
very smalltinyfinetrivialminor

Examples

  • 细小
    Zhè zhǒng xì xiǎo de huī chén hěn nán qīng lǐ.
    This kind of tiny dust is hard to clean.
  • 细小
    Bié wèi zhè xiē xì xiǎo de shì qing fán nǎo.
    Don't worry about these trivial matters.
  • 细小
    Tā zhù yì dào le huà zhōng měi yí gè xì xiǎo de biàn huà.
    He noticed every tiny change in the painting.

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