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当心

dāng xīn · dang xin

Traditional 當心

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to take care
  2. to look out
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In a conversation

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Hot soup

  1. Dengdeng

    当心(dāngxīn)！汤(tāng)很(hěn)烫(tàng)！

    Careful! The soup is hot!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)会(huì)当心(dāngxīn)的(de)。

    Okay, I will be careful.

  3. Dengdeng

    还(hái)要(yào)当心(dāngxīn)脚下(jiǎoxià)。

    And watch your step.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)，我(wǒ)越(yuè)听(tīng)越(yuè)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    Stop talking. The more I hear, the more nervous I get.

  5. Dengdeng

    当心(dāngxīn)门(mén)……

    Careful with the door...

  6. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)！太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)。

    Ouch! Too late.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)你(nǐ)过(guò)马(mǎ)路(lù)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)要(yào)当(dāng)心(xīn)汽(qì)车(chē)。

Watch out for cars when you cross the street.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)能(néng)当(dāng)心(xīn)些(xiē)那(nà)就(jiù)更(gèng)好(hǎo)了(le)。

If you could be a bit more careful, that would be even better.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Venki · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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