Chinese symbol for “painstaking”
细致
xì zhì
Traditional: 細緻
delicate; fine; careful; meticulous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for painstaking is 细致 (xì zhì), defined as: delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “painstaking”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煞费苦心 (煞費苦心) | shà fèi kǔ xīn | to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort |
| 硬碰硬 | yìng pèng yìng | to meet force with force; painstaking |
| 整密 | zhěng mì | meticulous; painstaking |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 细致.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 细胞 (細胞) | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 仔细 (仔細) | zǐ xì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 细菌 (細菌) | xì jūn | bacterium; germ |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 一致 | yī zhì | consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
See also: Japanese symbol for “painstaking”.
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