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Cautious and solemn (idiom) in Chinese: 小心翼翼 (xiǎo xīn yì yì)

xiǎo xīn yì yì

cautious and solemn (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
  2. 2prudent
  3. 3gently and cautiously

Stroke order

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小
心
翼
翼

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他小心翼翼地把花瓶放回桌上。

    tā xiǎo xīn yì yì dì bǎ huā píng fàng huí zhuō shàng。

    He carefully put the vase back on the table.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

心

xīn

heart

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

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