细微

• Pinyin: xì wēi
• Desglose de hanzi: 细 = 纟+ 田 (silk thread + field — fine, slender); 微 = 彳+ 山 + 攵 (step + mountain + action — tiny, subtle, imperceptible)

Significado

minúsculo; sutil; apenas perceptible

Used for differences (细微的差别), changes (细微的变化), or sensations that are barely detectable. Implies precision of observation or attention. Common in scientific, analytical, and literary contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 她能察觉到对方语气中细微的变化，感受到气氛正在悄然转变。
2. 这两幅画乍看相似，但专家能分辨出其中细微的笔法差异。
3. 新药的副作用极为细微，多数患者在初期几乎感受不到。

Guía de uso

Contexto: science, analysis, literature, psychology, observation

Tono: precise

Correcto

• 临床训练中，老师反复提醒年轻医生要敏感捕捉患者的细微变化，因为它常是最早的诊断信号。(In clinical training, teachers repeatedly remind young doctors to catch subtle changes in patients, because they are often the earliest diagnostic signals.)
• 研究跨文化沟通时，语言学家发现，很多误解源于对言语中细微语用信号的不同解读。(In cross-cultural communication research, linguists find that many misunderstandings come from different interpretations of subtle pragmatic signals in speech.)

Incorrecto

• 细微 to mean detailed or thorough — use 详细 for thoroughness; 细微 refers to things that are tiny or barely detectable in scale, not things that are comprehensive or extensive in coverage

Origen e historia

细 (fine, minute) + 微 (tiny, subtle, imperceptible) — both characters indicate smallness; together they emphasise something barely perceptible

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal