小心
Chinese edit
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
heart; mind | ||
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| simp. and trad. (小心) |
小 | 心 | |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
小心
- (transitive) to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of
- 小心碰頭。／小心碰头。 ― Xiǎoxīn pèngtóu. ― Mind your head.
- 小心滑倒。 ― Xiǎoxīn huá dǎo. ― Caution — slippery.
- 小心障礙。／小心障碍。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhàng'ài. ― Beware of obstructions.
- 小心玻璃。 ― Xiǎoxīn bōli. ― Caution — glass door.
- 小心燙傷。／小心烫伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn tàngshāng. ― Caution — hot water.
- 小心灼傷。／小心灼伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhuóshāng. ― Caution — hot surface.
- 小心落水。 ― Xiǎoxīn luòshuǐ. ― Warning — deep water.
- 小心地滑。 ― Xiǎoxīn dì huá. ― Caution — slippery when wet. (literally, “Be careful of the floor being slippery.”)
- (intransitive) to take care; to be careful
- (archaic, intransitive) to worry; to have misgivings
- (archaic, intransitive) to be small-minded
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "to take care"): 粗心 (cūxīn)
Adjective edit
小心
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 小心 (“careful”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小心 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 小心 |
| Taiwan | 小心 | |
| Guilin | 小心 | |
| Malaysia | 小心 | |
| Singapore | 小心 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 小心 |
| Hong Kong | 小心 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細義 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細義 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細義 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細義 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 細膩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 細膩 |
| Quanzhou | 細膩 | |
| Zhangzhou | 細膩 | |
| Kaohsiung | 細膩 | |
| Yilan | 細膩 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 細膩 | |
| Taichung | 細膩 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 細膩 | |
| Tainan | 細膩 | |
| Taitung | 細膩 | |
| Hsinchu | 細膩 | |
| Kinmen | 細膩 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 細膩 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 小心 | |
| Wenchang | 細心 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 細心 | |
- 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
- 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)
- 嚴／严 (yán)
- 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
- 嚴謹／严谨 (yánjǐn)
- 密切 (mìqiè)
- 審慎／审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
- 慎密 (shènmì)
- 慎重 (shènzhòng)
- 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
- 正經／正经
- 當心／当心 (dāngxīn)
- 精心 (jīngxīn)
- 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
- 細心／细心 (xìxīn)
- 細膩／细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
- 認真／认真 (rènzhēn)
- 謹嚴／谨严 (jǐnyán)
- 謹慎／谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
- 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
- 過細／过细 (guòxì)
- 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
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Interjection edit
小心