HSK 6 · Verbs

留神 liúshén “to be careful” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 留神 means

  1. to be careful
  2. to look out
  3. to take care

How to say 留神

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale留liú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising

留神 in a sentence

  1. 要留神，他不容易受骗。

    Yào liúshén, tā bù róngyì shòupiàn.

    Be careful – he’s not easily fooled.

    Sentence #2138635 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 留神 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 留 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
留liúto leave
  • 卯part of the character
  • 田field · tián
The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

How to write 留神

留 10 strokes · 神 9 strokes

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留神 (liúshén) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 留神 (liúshén). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 留神

Words with 留

留学liúxué · study abroad留学生liúxuéshēng · international student留liú · to stay留下liúxia · to leave behind保留bǎoliú · to keep残留cánliú · to remain留念liúniàn · to keep as a memento遗留yíliú · to be left over留恋liúliàn · to be reluctant to leave拘留jūliú · to detain

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred

More words: Thinking & Talking

列举lièjǔ · to list领会lǐnghuì · to understand领悟lǐngwù · to comprehend流露liúlù · to reveal理智lǐzhì · reason论证lùnzhèng · to prove埋怨mányuàn · to complain冒犯màofàn · to offend

FAQs

留神 (liúshén) means “to be careful” or “to look out”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liúshén: liú with a 2nd tone, then shén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 留神 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liushen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 留神 from the suggestions. Typing liushen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
留神 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.