仔细
zǐ xì
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 仔細
Careful and thorough, paying attention to every detail. Used for how you read, check, listen or think, usually placed before the verb.
Kỹ càng, cẩn thận đến từng chi tiết. Dùng để nói về cách đọc, kiểm tra, nghe hay suy nghĩ, thường đứng trước động từ.
Register: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 061 (2026-11-13). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): Hán-Việt reading 细/細 = tế; etymology of “tử tế” = 仔細 · Vietnamese false friend: Idiomer entry “tử tế” (tu-te). Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “仔细” mean?
Careful and thorough, paying attention to every detail. Used for how you read, check, listen or think, usually placed before the verb. Literally: minute and fine
Is “仔细” formal or informal?
仔细 is generally neutral.