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仔细zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious

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仔细 (zǐ xì) means "careful," "attentive," or "cautious," describing doing something with close attention to detail, as in 他做事很仔细 (he works carefully). It can come before a verb, as in 仔细看 (to look carefully), and can also mean "to be careful" or "to look out."

What does 仔细 mean?

  1. 1.

    careful; attentive; cautiousadjective

  2. 2.

    to be careful; to look outverb

What do the characters in 仔细 mean?

  • 仔(bound form) fine; detailed
  • 细fine

How do you use 仔细?

仔细 can go before a verb (仔细看, 仔细听) or after 很 to describe how someone works.

What are some examples of 仔细 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    请你仔细看一下。

    Qǐng nǐ zǐxì kàn yíxià.

    Please take a careful look.

  2. HSK 4

    他做事很仔细。

    Tā zuò shì hěn zǐxì.

    He does things very carefully.

  3. HSK 4

    考试的时候要仔细。

    Kǎoshì de shíhou yào zǐxì.

    You need to be careful during the exam.

How is 仔细 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这道题我做错了。

    Zhè dào tí wǒ zuòcuò le.

    I got this question wrong.

  2. Speaker B:

    你再仔细看看，问题很简单。

    Nǐ zài zǐxì kànkan, wèntí hěn jiǎndān.

    Look at it carefully again; the question is very simple.

  3. Speaker A:

    哦，我看错了一个字。

    Ò, wǒ kàncuò le yí ge zì.

    Oh, I misread a character.

  4. Speaker B:

    下次慢一点儿就好了。

    Xià cì màn yìdiǎnr jiù hǎo le.

    Next time, just go a little slower.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.