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小心 (xiǎo xīn): Take care (Adjective, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 3
HSK 3.0Level 3
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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xiǎo小

small

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Pinyinxiǎo xīn
Meaningtake care
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective, Verb
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心 • xīn • heart; mind; core
xīn心

heart; mind; core

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 小心.

  • 行李箱xíng li xiāngtrunk [luggage]
  • 音乐yīn yuèmusic
  • 地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
  • 明白míng baito understand
  • 菜单cài dānmenu
  • 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail
  • 多么duōmehow; what (exclamatory)
  • 新鲜xīn xiānfresh
  • 中间zhōng jiānmiddle
  • 上网shàng wǎngget on the internet
  • 奶奶nǎi naigrandmother [father's mother]
  • 努力nǔ lìhardworking
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 小心.

Words with 小
  • 小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
  • 小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
  • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
  • 从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
  • 小时xiǎo shíhour
  • 小孩儿xiǎo hái rchild; kid
  • 小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
    • Words with 心
    • 关心guān xīncare about
    • 心里xīn lichest
    • 担心dān xīnworry
    • 放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
    • 伤心shāng xīnsad
    • 信心xìn xīnconfidence
    • 内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being
    • 开心kāi xīnpleased; happy
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    xiǎo xīn(xiao xin)
    1. [adjective/verb]take care[HSK3]
    2. [verb/adjective]take care[HSK 3.0 · L3]
    5.

    How to Use 小心 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verb
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    kāi开
    chē车
    neutralSpoken
    drive carefully
    fēi非
    cháng常
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    neutral
    very careful
    Verb + Complementwith一点
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    yī一
    diǎn点
    Verb + Objectwith地滑
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    de地
    huá滑
    6.

    Example Sentences with 小心

    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    ！
    Be careful!
    lù路
    neutral
    be a little careful
    formal
    Written
    caution: wet floor
    shang
    上
    chē车
    duō多
    ，
    nǐ你
    kāi开
    chē车
    yào要
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    。
    There are many cars on the road, you must drive carefully.
    qǐng请
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    bǎo保
    guǎn管
    zhè这
    xiē些
    zhòng重
    yào要
    wén文
    jiàn件
    ，
    bú不
    yào要
    nòng弄
    diū丢
    le了
    。
    Please take care of these important documents and don't lose them.
    guò过
    mǎ马
    lù路
    shí时
    yào要
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    chē车
    liàng辆
    。
    Be careful of vehicles when crossing the road.
    tā他
    kāi开
    chē车
    shí时
    bú不
    gòu够
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    ，
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    fā发
    shēng生
    liǎo了
    shì事
    gù故
    。
    He wasn't careful enough while driving, so an accident happened.