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The Chinese word zixi - 仔细 - zǐxì
(careful in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zǐxì
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English translations
careful, to be careful,
attentive, to look out, cautious
Chinese characters:
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仔细 ( zixi / zǐxì ) in traditional characters
仔細
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 仔细 ( zixi / zǐxì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing zixi kan shuomingshu.
Qǐng zǐxì kàn shuōmíngshū.– English translation: Please read the instructions carefully.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
young | also: detailed
仔细 ( zixi / zǐxì ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 333)
仔细 ( zixi / zǐxì ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 333)
More words that mean to be careful in Chinese
dāngxīn ( 当心 )
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