慎
重

Cautious in Chinese: 慎重 (shèn zhòng)

shèn zhòng

cautious

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cautious
  2. 2careful
  3. 3prudent

Stroke order

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慎
重

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣˋ

shèn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄥˋ

zhòng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 做这个决定要非常慎重。

    zuò zhè ge jué dìng yào fēi cháng shèn zhòng。

    Making this decision requires great caution.

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Related words

重

zhòng

heavy

重要

zhòng yào

important

严重

yán zhòng

grave

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

重视

zhòng shì

to attach importance to sth

重新

chóng xīn

again

尊重

zūn zhòng

to esteem

谨慎

jǐn shèn

cautious

重复

chóng fù

to repeat

重量

zhòng liàng

weight

重大

zhòng dà

great

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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