Sentence #335519 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 小心 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.
小xiǎosmall
亅hook · jué
八eight · bā
Memory aidThree small strokes, like grains: small.
心xīnheart
心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.
How to write 小心
小 3 strokes · 心 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 小心 (xiǎoxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
小心 (xiǎoxīn) means “be careful” or “to take care”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it xiǎoxīn: xiǎo with a 3rd tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 小心 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiaoxin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 小心 from the suggestions. Typing xiaoxin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
小心 is an HSK 3 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.
小xiǎo3rd tone, dipping
心xīn1st tone, high and level
