细盐
xì yán
Pinyin

Definition

细盐
 - 
xì yán
  1. refined salt
  2. table salt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
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
细胞
xì bāo
  1. 1 cell (biology)
细腻
xì nì
  1. 1 exquisite
  2. 2 meticulous
详细
xiáng xì
  1. 1 detailed
  2. 2 in detail
  3. 3 minute
盐
yán
  1. 1 salt
  2. 2 CL:粒[lì]
亚硝酸盐
yà xiāo suān yán
  1. 1 nitrite
心细
xīn xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 scrupulous
明细
míng xì
  1. 1 clear and detailed
  2. 2 definite
  3. 3 details (are as follows:)
柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán
  1. 1 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
  2. 2 fig. life's daily necessities
无机盐
wú jī yán
  1. 1 inorganic salt
癌细胞
ái xì bāo
  1. 1 cancer cell
粗细
cū xì
  1. 1 thick and thin
  2. 2 coarse and fine
  3. 3 thickness (caliber)
  4. 4 coarseness
  5. 5 quality of work
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精细
jīng xì
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 careful
细分
xì fēn
  1. 1 subdivision
  2. 2 segmentation
细则
xì zé
  1. 1 detailed rules and regulations
  2. 2 bylaws
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)

Idioms (12)

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
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细大不捐
xì dà bù juān
  1. 1 not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
  2. 2 all-embracing
细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu
  1. 1 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 smooth-skinned
细声细气
xì shēng xì qì
  1. 1 in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 to speak softly
  2. 2 to whisper (idiom)
食不厌精，脍不厌细
shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì
  1. 1 lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
  2. 2 fig. to be fastidious about one's food

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