HSK 6 · Adjectives

慎重 shènzhòng “cautious” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 慎重 means

  1. cautious
  2. careful
  3. prudent

How to say 慎重

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale慎shèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale重zhòng4th tone, falling

慎重 in a sentence

  1. 选择朋友要慎重。

    Xuǎnzé péngyou yào shènzhòng.

    You should choose your friends very carefully.

    Sentence #349294 from Tatoeba

  2. 这需要慎重考虑。

    Zhè xūyào shènzhòng kǎolǜ.

    That requires careful consideration.

    Sentence #780400 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 你应该慎重交友。

    Nǐ yīnggāi shènzhòng jiāoyǒu.

    You should be careful about who you make friends with.

    Sentence #13893380 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 慎重 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 慎 (shèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
慎shèncareful
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 真real · zhēnSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 真 (zhēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shèn.

The character 重 (zhòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
重zhòngheavy
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ

How to write 慎重

慎 13 strokes · 重 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 慎重

Words with 慎

谨慎jǐnshèn · cautious

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重zhòng · heavy重视zhòngshì · to take seriously尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem严重yánzhòng · grave重点zhòngdiǎn · key point重新chóngxīn · again重复chóngfù · to repeat重大zhòngdà · major重量zhòngliàng · weight

More words: Adjectives

生疏shēngshū · unfamiliar神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred适宜shìyí · suitable十足shízú · complete首要shǒuyào · foremost竖shù · vertical

FAQs

慎重 (shènzhòng) means “cautious” or “careful”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shènzhòng: shèn with a 4th tone, then zhòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 慎重 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenzhong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 慎重 from the suggestions. Typing shenzhong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
慎重 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.