How to say "be careful" in Chinese
小心
xiǎoxīnbe carefulPart of speech: Verbs
"be careful" in Chinese is 小心 — pronounced xiǎoxīn.
In a sentence
- 别怕，小心！Bié pà, xiǎoxīn!Don’t be afraid — be careful!
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Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 小心 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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