Definition
细细的 is a reduplicated adjective form (AABB reduplication of 细) meaning 'thin, fine, slender, or delicate in texture or appearance'. The reduplication adds a vivid, descriptive quality — it often describes objects like threads, lines, rain, or sounds that are thin and gentle. It can also describe a fine, careful manner of doing something (细细地看 'look carefully'). The 的 ending marks it as an attributive adjective (modifying a noun), but in context it can also function as a predicate.
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thin and delicate (in texture or appearance)fine (of lines, threads, rain, sounds)
Examples
- 细细的。Tā dài le yì tiáo xì xì de xiàngliàn.She wore a thin and delicate necklace.
- 细细的。Chuāng wài xià zhe xì xì de xiǎo yǔ.Outside the window, a fine light rain is falling.
- 细细的。Tā yòng xì xì de de bǐ zài zhǐ shàng huà le yì tiáo xiàn.He drew a line on the paper with a fine-tipped pen.
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