详尽

• Pinyin: xiáng jìn
• Hanzi breakdown: 详 = 讠 + 羊 (speech + sheep — careful, orderly speech); 尽 = exhausted, complete, all-encompassing

Meaning

Detailed; exhaustive; thorough and complete, covering all aspects without omission.

Stronger than 详细 (detailed) in that 详尽 implies nothing has been left out — the account, report, or analysis is complete and exhaustive. Frequently used in academic, legal, journalistic, and scientific contexts where thoroughness and completeness are paramount.

Examples

1. 这份调查报告对事件的来龙去脉进行了详尽的叙述，为后续处理提供了充分的事实依据。 This investigative report provides an exhaustive account of how the incident unfolded, supplying ample factual basis for follow-up action.
2. 教授要求学生的论文必须包含详尽的文献综述和系统的数据分析，方可提交答辩。 The professor requires student papers to include a thorough literature review and systematic data analysis before they can be submitted for defense.
3. 合同附件中包含了详尽的条款说明，合同双方不得以不知情为由推卸相应责任。 The contract’s attachments contain detailed explanations of the terms, and neither party may evade responsibility by claiming they didn’t know.

Usage Guide

Context: academic, legal, journalism, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请提供一份详尽的财务报告，包含所有支出明细和资金来源的完整说明。(Please provide an exhaustive financial report, including all expenditure details and a complete description of funding sources.)
• 她对项目的每个环节进行了详尽的分析，确保执行方案严密周全，无懈可击。(She conducted an exhaustive analysis of every aspect of the project, ensuring the execution plan was thorough and impeccable.)

Don't Say

• 他详尽地享用了一顿大餐 — 详尽 describes the completeness of information or analysis, not the manner of eating; use 尽情享用 or 大快朵颐 instead

Origin & History

详 (detailed/thorough) + 尽 (exhaustive/complete) — thorough to the point of exhaustion, leaving nothing out

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal