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小心

xiǎoxīn

careful

A person stepping over a puddle
Memory picture

Characters in this word

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 过马路要小心。 Guò mǎlù yào xiǎoxīn. Be careful crossing the road.
  • 小心有车。 Xiǎoxīn yǒu chē. Careful, there is a car.
  • 你要小心点。 Nǐ yào xiǎoxīn diǎn. You need to be more careful.

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