小心 xiǎoxīn — to be careful, to watch out for

Meanings

1. 1

   to be careful, to watch out for

   To take care. What you must watch out for follows directly — 小心车, 小心感冒 — so 小心 plus a noun is a warning, not a wish.

   verb
2. 2

   careful, cautious

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 小

  xiǎo (third tone, dipping)

  small, little; young, junior

  3 strokesRadical 小
• 心

  xīn (first tone, high and level)

  heart; mind, feelings, intention; the centre of something (中心)

  4 strokesRadical 心

Example sentences

• 路上小心，早点儿回来。/路上小心，早點兒回來。Lùshang (fourth tone, falling) xiǎoxīn, (third tone, dipping) zǎo (third tone, dipping) diǎnr (third tone, dipping) huílai. (second tone, rising)···

  Take care on the way, and come back early.

• 天气冷，小心感冒。/天氣冷，小心感冒。Tiānqì (first tone, high and level) lěng, (third tone, dipping) xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping) gǎnmào. (third tone, dipping)···

  It’s cold — watch out you don’t catch a chill.

Similar words

Words containing 小

• 小xiǎo (third tone, dipping)small, little
• 小时/小時xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping)hour (a length of time)
• 小姐xiǎojiě (third tone, dipping)Miss, young lady
• 小组/小組xiǎo (third tone, dipping) zǔ (third tone, dipping)group
• 小说/小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
• 小时候/小時候xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)in one's childhood
• 大小dà (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)dimension
• 小学/小學xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising)elementary school; primary school
• 小朋友xiǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)child
• 从小/從小cóng (second tone, rising) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)from childhood
• 小型xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xíng (second tone, rising)small scale
• 小偷xiǎo (third tone, dipping) tōu (first tone, high and level)thief
• 缩小/縮小suō (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)to reduce
• 小区/小區xiǎo (third tone, dipping) qū (first tone, high and level)neighborhood
• 小人xiǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)person of low social status (old)
• 小声/小聲xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)in a low voice
• 小品xiǎo (third tone, dipping) pǐn (third tone, dipping)short, simple literary or artistic creation

Words containing 心

• 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart
• 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
• 心理xīn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)mental
• 担心/擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
• 心里/心裡xīn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone)chest
• 心情xīn (first tone, high and level) qíng (second tone, rising)mood
• 关心/關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 耐心nàixīn (fourth tone, falling)patience; patient
• 内心/內心nèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; innermost being
• 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
• 伤心/傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved
• 信心xìn (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)confidence
• 恶心/噁心è (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)bad habit
• 心脏/心臟xīn (first tone, high and level) zàng (fourth tone, falling)heart
• 真心zhēn (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)sincere
• 心灵/心靈xīn (first tone, high and level) líng (second tone, rising)bright