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小心

xiǎo xīn · xiao xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to be careful
  2. to take care
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A hot bowl

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，小心(xiǎoxīn)，这个(zhège)碗(wǎn)很(hěn)烫(tàng)。

    Liangliang, careful, this bowl is very hot.

  2. Liangliang

    烫(tàng)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试(shì)一下(yīxià)。

    Hot? I want to try.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)试(shì)！我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)，小心(xiǎoxīn)！

    Do not! I said, be careful!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)！好(hǎo)烫(tàng)！

    Ah! So hot!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)小心(xiǎoxīn)，你(nǐ)就是(jiùshì)不(bù)听(tīng)。

    I said be careful, and you just would not listen.

  6. Liangliang

    下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)小心(xiǎoxīn)，现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)要(yào)喝(hē)凉水(liángshuǐ)。

    Next time I will be careful for sure. Now I need cold water.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

安(ān)德(dé)里(lǐ)亚(yà)，说(shuō)话(huà)注(zhù)意(yì)点(diǎn)，小(xiǎo)心(xīn)隔(gé)墙(qiáng)有(yǒu)耳(ěr)。

Be careful what you say, Andrea; the walls have ears.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by arnxy20 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)地(de)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)抽(chōu)屉(ti)。

He carefully put his things in the drawer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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小
xiǎo

small; tiny

心
xīn

heart; mind

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