细说
xì shuō
Pinyin

Definition

细说
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xì shuō
  1. to tell in detail

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
说
shuì
  1. 1 to persuade
仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
再说
zài shuō
  1. 1 to say again
  2. 2 to put off a discussion until later
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 what's more
  5. 5 besides
小说
xiǎo shuō
  1. 1 novel
  2. 2 fiction
  3. 3 CL:本[běn],部[bù]
据说
jù shuō
  1. 1 it is said that
  2. 2 reportedly
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
细
xì
  1. 1 thin or slender
  2. 2 finely particulate
  3. 3 thin and soft
  4. 4 fine
  5. 5 delicate
  6. 6 trifling
  7. 7 (of a sound) quiet
  8. 8 frugal
细心
xì xīn
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
细致
xì zhì
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 careful
  4. 4 meticulous
  5. 5 painstaking
细胞
xì bāo
  1. 1 cell (biology)
细腻
xì nì
  1. 1 exquisite
  2. 2 meticulous
细菌
xì jūn
  1. 1 bacterium
  2. 2 germ
细雨
xì yǔ
  1. 1 fine rain
  2. 2 drizzle
  3. 3 poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
纤细
xiān xì
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 slim
  3. 3 tender
听说
tīng shuō
  1. 1 to hear (sth said)
  2. 2 one hears (that)
  3. 3 hearsay
  4. 4 listening and speaking
解说
jiě shuō
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to comment
诉说
sù shuō
  1. 1 to recount
  2. 2 to tell of
  3. 3 to relate
  4. 4 (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
详细
xiáng xì
  1. 1 detailed
  2. 2 in detail
  3. 3 minute

Idioms (20)

不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
  1. 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
  2. 2 without demur
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
  1. 1 to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to reason with sb in every way possible
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
  1. 1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
众说纷揉
zhòng shuō fēn róu
  1. 1 lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
  2. 2 controversial matters
众说纷纭
zhòng shuō fēn yún
  1. 1 opinions differ (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on

Sample Sentences

南北差异要细说的话，恐怕三天三夜也说不完。
nánběi chāyì yào xìshuō dehuà ，kǒngpà sāntiānsānyè yě shuōbùwán 。
If you want to go into detail about the differences, I'm afraid that even in three days and nights we couldn't cover them all.
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其实镜头分成许多不同的类型，以适合不同的拍摄需要。它是非常精密的技术。其实摄影本身也是如此。三言两语说不清。你如果有兴趣，我可以跟你细说。
qíshí jìngtóu fēnchéng xǔduō bùtóng de lèixíng ，yǐ shìhé bùtóng de pāishè xūyào 。tā shì fēicháng jīngmì de jìshù 。qíshí shèyǐng běnshēn yě shì rúcǐ 。sānyánliǎngyǔ shuōbùqīng 。nǐ rúguǒ yǒu xìngqù ，wǒ kěyǐ gēn nǐ xìshuō 。
Actually there are many types of lenses for different uses. They are a very sophisticated work of art, like photography itself. You can't really get the full picture in just a few words. I can tell you in more details if you are interested.
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