<p>「细」 in 「细腻」，「细致」 and 「精细」 denotes 'detailed'</p>
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<p>「腻」 has the meaning of 'saturated/ rich', 「<strong>细腻</strong> mainly means '<strong>exquisite</strong>'</p>
<p>Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分<strong>细腻</strong>」 - In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very <strong>exquisite</strong> (rich in details)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>「致」 has the meaning of 'neat',  「<strong>细致</strong>」 mainly means 'neat and <strong>detailed</strong>'</p>
<p>Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分<strong>细致</strong>」- In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very <strong>exquisite</strong> (neatly displayed in details)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>「精」 in 「精细」 has the meaning of 'refined' 「<strong>精细</strong>」 mainly means '<strong>precise</strong>'</p>
<p>Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分<strong>精细</strong>」- In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very  <strong>precise</strong> (accurately detailed)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>深入 literally means 'in-depth'</p>
<p>Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分<strong>深入</strong>」 - In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very  <strong>in-depth</strong> (thorough and detailed)</p>
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<p>Other Examples:</p>
<p>「细腻刻画」 - exquisite (<em>rich and detailed</em>) description</p>
<p>「细致图案」 - detailed (<em>detailed and neat</em>) patterns</p>
<p>「精细安排」 - precise (<em>refine and detailed</em>) arrangement</p>
<p>「深入调查」 - in-depth (<em>thorough and detailed</em>) investigation</p>

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<p>All 4 words listed above all in some way have the meaning of fine, exquisite, detailed. So what are the differences between them? Please provice some examples</p>

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Differences between 细腻, 细致, 精细 and 深入
# Differences between 细腻, 细致, 精细 and 深入

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-09)

All 4 words listed above all in some way have the meaning of fine, exquisite, detailed. So what are the differences between them? Please provice some examples

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-09. Score: 2

「细」 in 「细腻」，「细致」 and 「精细」 denotes 'detailed'

> 「腻」 has the meaning of 'saturated/ rich', 「**细腻** mainly means '**exquisite**'
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> Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分**细腻**」 - In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very **exquisite** (rich in details)

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> 「致」 has the meaning of 'neat', 「**细致**」 mainly means 'neat and **detailed**'
>
> Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分**细致**」- In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very **exquisite** (neatly displayed in details)

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> 「精」 in 「精细」 has the meaning of 'refined' 「**精细**」 mainly means '**precise**'
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> Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分**精细**」- In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very **precise** (accurately detailed)

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> 深入 literally means 'in-depth'
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> Example: 「小说中对感情的描写十分**深入**」 - In the novel, the depictions of emotions are very **in-depth** (thorough and detailed)

Other Examples:

「细腻刻画」 - exquisite (*rich and detailed*) description

「细致图案」 - detailed (*detailed and neat*) patterns

「精细安排」 - precise (*refine and detailed*) arrangement

「深入调查」 - in-depth (*thorough and detailed*) investigation


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