小心

xiǎo xīn · xiao xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to be careful
  2. to take care

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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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