详细 (xiáng xì) — detailed in Mandarin
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#1495 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
详细 is pronounced xiáng xì. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Tā gěi le wǒ xiáng xì de shuōmíng.
He gave me detailed instructions.
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What does 详细 mean?+
详细 (xiáng xì) means "detailed" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 详细?+
详细 is pronounced xiáng xì. It uses the tone 2 (rising), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 详细 in Mandarin?+
详细 is the #1495 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 详细 fits
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