What 仔细 means
- Careful (cautious - thorough)
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Questions about 仔细
What does 仔细 mean in English?
仔细 is pronounced zǐxì and means Careful (cautious - thorough).
How do you pronounce 仔细?
仔细 is zǐxì in pinyin — written zixi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 仔细?
仔细 is written with 2 characters: 仔 (zī / zǐ / zaǐ) Duty (responsibility); Young, 细 (xì) Fine (thin - gentle - detailed - minutely). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 仔细 written in traditional Chinese?
仔細. The simplified form 仔细 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 仔細 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zǐxì.
Is 仔细 an HSK word?
Yes — 仔细 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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