仔细

仔细 zǐxì

Careful (cautious - thorough)

仔细 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體仔細 zixi

What 仔细 means

Careful (cautious - thorough)

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仔细 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

仔

zī / zǐ / zaǐ

Duty (responsibility); Young

细

xì

Fine (thin - gentle - detailed - minutely)

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How to write 仔细

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仔细 in a sentence

请仔细检查一遍。

Qǐng zǐxì jiǎnchá yí biàn.

Please check it over carefully.

他做事一向很仔细。

Tā zuò shì yíxiàng hěn zǐxì.

He has always been careful in what he does.

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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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