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title: "Xizhi Meaning: 细致 (meticulous) or 锡纸 (tinfoil)?"
description: "细致 (traditional 細緻, xìzhì) means “meticulous; careful”. Not the xizhi you heard? See 锡纸. Hear its tones, see what 细 and 致 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xizhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 细致 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

细致 xìzhì

## meticulous; careful

## It can also mean

- fine; delicate

## Its characters

1. 细 xì careful
2. 致 zhì fine

## In a sentence

她做事很细致。 She is very meticulous in her work.

[More about 细致](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%86%E8%87%B4)

## Other words said xizhi

- [锡纸xīzhǐtinfoil](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%94%A1%E7%BA%B8)

## More words with 细 or 致

- [导致 dǎozhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daozhi)
- [大致 dàzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhi)
- [精致 jīngzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingzhi)
- [详细 xiángxì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxi)
- [细胞 xìbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xibao)
- [细节 xìjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xijie)
- [细菌 xìjūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xijun)
- [细腻 xìnì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xini)
- [细微 xìwēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiwei)
- [细心 xìxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xixin)

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