lí tí

Chữ viết lí tí trên trang giấy trắng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely small; tiny; minute: Describes something that is very small in size, amount, or degree, often to the point of being barely noticeable or insignificant.
   • Fine; minuscule: Refers to something consisting of very small particles or details.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chữ viết trong cuốn sách cũ này lí tí quá, tôi không đọc được. (The writing in this old book is too tiny; I can't read it.)
  • Những ngôi sao trên trời trông chỉ như những chấm sáng lí tí. (The stars in the sky look like just tiny dots of light.)
  • Cô ấy cắt rau thành những miếng lí tí. (She cut the vegetables into minuscule pieces.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lí tí" is often used in a reduplicated form for emphasis: "lí tí ti" or "li ti lí tí", which intensifies the meaning of extreme smallness.
  • Hạt cát đó nhỏ lí tí ti. (That grain of sand is extremely tiny.)

Variants and Related Words

• Li ti (adj): This is the most common standard spelling variant of "lí tí", with identical meaning and usage.
  • Mưa rơi li ti. (The rain is falling in a fine drizzle.)

Synonyms

• Tiny: very small.
• Minuscule: extremely small.
• Microscopic: so small as to be visible only with a microscope.
• Fine: consisting of very small particles.

Related Idioms

• While "lí tí" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its variant "li ti" is commonly used in descriptive phrases.
  • Mưa bụi li ti. (A fine, misty drizzle.)
  • Chữ nghĩa li ti. (Tiny, cramped handwriting.)