Usage note
详细表示内容多而清楚。
xiáng xì biǎo shì nèi róng duō ér qīng chǔ。
详细 means detailed and clear.
Context note
详细常用于说明、报告和介绍。
xiáng xì cháng yòng yú shuō míng 、 bào gào hé jiè shào。
Detailed is often used for explanations, reports, and introductions.
5 examples
请详细说明。
qǐng xiáng xì shuō míng。
Please explain in detail.
她写了详细的笔记。
tā xiě le xiáng xì de bǐ jì。
She wrote detailed notes.
我想听详细介绍。
wǒ xiǎng tīng xiáng xì jiè shào。
I want to hear a detailed introduction.
老师给了详细答案。
lǎo shī gěi le xiáng xì dá àn。
The teacher gave a detailed answer.
请看详细信息。
qǐng kàn xiáng xì xìn xī。
Please look at the detailed information.
5 mini stories
他详细地介绍了这本书。
tā xiáng xì dì jiè shào le zhè běn shū。
He introduced this book in detail.
老师要求我们写得更详细。
lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men xiě dé gèng xiáng xì。
The teacher asked us to write more detailed notes.
妈妈把事情说得很详细。
mā ma bǎ shì qíng shuō dé hěn xiáng xì。
Mom explained the matter in detail.
我看了详细的说明后才开始做。
wǒ kàn le xiáng xì de shuō míng hòu cái kāi shǐ zuò。
I started only after reading the detailed instructions.
这份报告很详细。
zhè fèn bào gào hěn xiáng xì。
This report is very detailed.
Mini dialogue
问作业
A
老师，能再详细说一下今天的作业吗？
Lǎoshī, néng zài xiángxì shuō yīxià jīntiān de zuòyè ma?
Teacher, can you explain today's homework in more detail?
B
好的，我写一个详细的说明发给大家。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiě yīgè xiángxì de shuōmíng fā gěi dàjiā.
Sure, I'll write a detailed explanation and send it to everyone.
看地图
A
这张地图非常详细，每条小路都有。
Zhè zhāng dìtú fēicháng xiángxì, měi tiáo xiǎo lù dōu yǒu.
This map is very detailed; every small path is on it.
B
太好了，这样我们就不会迷路了。
Tài hǎo le, zhèyàng wǒmen jiù bù huì mílù le.
Great, this way we won't get lost.
Related words and contrasts
similar
仔细
zǐ xì
careful, attentive
Both describe doing something with great attention.
opposite
简单
jiǎn dān
simple
详细 means detailed; 简单 means simple or brief.