小心(xiǎo xīn): to be careful
to be careful
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiǎo xīn
- Meaning
- to be careful
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
小心 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 小心 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
小心不要着凉。
xiǎo xīn bù yào zháo liáng
Take care not to catch a cold.
过马路时小心.
guò mǎ lù shí xiǎo xīn
Take care when you cross the street.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 小心 — tap one to open its word page.
young lady
elementary school; primary school
hour
erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
primary school student
child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan,…
center; heart; core
confidence
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