小心xiǎo xīnto be careful

1. 1.

   to be carefulverb

• 小not compositional here
• 心mind

See it in 小心！前面有车！ and 路上小心，到了给我打电话

1. HSK 2

   小心！前面有车！

   Xiǎoxīn! Qiánmiàn yǒu chē!

   Careful! There's a car ahead!

2. HSK 2

   路上小心，到了给我打电话。

   Lùshang xiǎoxīn, dào le gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.

   Be careful on the way, and call me when you get there.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   妈妈，我想去上面看看。

   Māma, wǒ xiǎng qù shàngmiàn kànkan.

   Mom, I want to go up there and have a look.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   小心，别掉下去！

   Xiǎoxīn, bié diào xiàqù!

   Be careful, don't fall!

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我会小心的。

   Wǒ huì xiǎoxīn de.

   I'll be careful.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，快点儿下来。

   Hǎo, kuài diǎnr xiàlái.

   OK, come down soon.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 路上___，到了给我打电话。 (Be careful on the way, and call me when you get there.)

   A小心B开心C认识
2. 2.What does 小心！前面有车！ mean?

   ACareful! There's a car ahead!BHurry! The bus is leaving!CLook! There's my car!
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我会___的。 (I'll be careful.)

   A小心B高兴C知道

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Related words

• 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care aboutHSK 3
• 担心dān xīnto worryHSK 3
• 开心kāi xīnto feel happyHSK 3
• 心里xīn lǐheart; mindHSK 3
• 伤心shāng xīnto grieveHSK 4
• 内心nèi xīnheart; innermost beingHSK 4

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