How to say “careful” in Chinese
careful, thorough
“Careful” in Chinese is 仔细, zǐ xì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
仔细 is read zǐ xì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 子 zǐ hints at the sound. Second reading: zǎi, “young animal, cub”.
On the left, 纟 “thread”: thin as a thread.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “仔细”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “careful” in Chinese?
“Careful” in Chinese is 仔细, pinyin zǐxì.
What does 仔细 mean?
仔细 (zǐxì) means “careful, thorough”.
How do you write 仔细?
仔细 is 2 characters: 仔 (zǐ) — careful; small; 细 (xì) — thin, fine; detailed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 仔细?
仔细 is read zǐxì. Tones: zǐ — third tone, xì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“careful” in the lesson “Homework”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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