理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 细致 細緻 xì zhì delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking syn 娇小 嬌小 jiāo xiǎo petite / delicate / dainty syn 柔弱 róu ruò weak / delicate syn 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty syn 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 精妙 jīng miào exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) syn 口感 kǒu gǎn mouthfeel / texture (of food) 质感 質感 zhì gǎn realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 缜密 縝密 zhěn mì meticulous / careful / deliberate / delicate / fine (texture) syn 孱弱 chán ruò delicate / frail / impotent / weak syn 娇气 嬌氣 jiāo qì delicate / squeamish / finicky 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate / fragile syn 娇嫩 嬌嫩 jiāo nen tender and lovely / fragile / delicate syn 娇弱 嬌弱 jiāo ruò delicate 纤弱 纖弱 xiān ruò fragile / delicate syn 白嫩 bái nèn (of skin etc) fair / delicate syn 精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship) 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng dainty and delicate / exquisite syn 细密 細密 xì mì fine (texture) / meticulous / careful / detailed syn 密实 密實 mì shí close (texture) / dense / densely woven syn 清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty syn 幽香 yōu xiāng delicate fragrance syn 秀气 秀氣 xiù qi delicate / graceful syn 眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty / with delicate features syn 蝉翼 蟬翼 chán yì cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture 肌理 jī lǐ texture (of skin, surface etc) 纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands 纤巧 纖巧 xiān qiǎo delicate / dainty syn 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant / refined / delicate and charming 纤柔 纖柔 xiān róu delicate / fine 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 细 細 xì thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal syn 娇 嬌 jiāo lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail syn 纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn 糙 cāo rough / coarse (in texture) syn 浆膜 漿膜 jiāng mó serosa / serous membrane (smooth moist delicate membranes lining body cavities) 婧 jìng (literary) (of a woman) slender / delicate / (literary) (of a woman) talented 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 纤小 纖小 xiān xiǎo fine / delicate syn 海底构造 海底構造 seafloor texture / seabed texture 缜匝 縝匝 zhěn zā dense / fine (texture) 花花搭搭 huā hua dā dā mixed / uneven in texture syn 土壤质地 土壤質地 soil texture 婥 chuò weak / delicate 嫋 niǎo delicate / graceful 嬝 niǎo delicate / graceful 嫰 nèn old variant of 嫩[nen4] / tender / delicate 撚 niǎn to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese) 纤美 纖美 xiān měi exquisite / delicate and beautiful 雅意 yǎ yì your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm syn 粉艳 粉艷 fěn yàn delicate colors (of a woman's complexion, a flower etc) 小女人 xiǎo nǚ rén dainty and delicate girl / concubine 樱桃小嘴 櫻桃小嘴 yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ lit. cherry mouth (idiom) / fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth 牛毛 niú máo ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate) 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo - líng lóng (idiom) dainty / delicate / exquisite syn 