小心 (xiǎoxīn) means Careful (cautious). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
小心 ，地上有水。
Xiǎoxīn, dì shàng yǒu shuǐ.
Careful, there's water on the floor.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 小心
路上车多， 小心 一点儿。
Lù shàng chē duō, xiǎoxīn yìdiǎnr.
There's a lot of traffic — be careful.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 小心
天气太干， 小心 火。
Tiānqì tài gān, xiǎoxīn huǒ.
The weather is very dry; be careful with fire.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 火
他 小心 地拆开了信。
Tā xiǎoxīn de chāi kāi le xìn.
He carefully opened the letter.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 拆
他不 小心 把水洒了。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shuǐ sǎ le.
He accidentally spilled the water.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 洒
小心 地上的碎玻璃。
Xiǎoxīn dì shàng de suì bōli.
Watch out for the broken glass on the floor.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 碎
他不 小心 磕到了头。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn kē dào le tóu.
He accidentally bumped his head.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 磕
装卸时要 小心 轻放。
Zhuāngxiè shí yào xiǎoxīn qīng fàng.
Handle with care when loading and unloading.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 装卸
消息不 小心 走漏了。
Xiāoxi bù xiǎoxīn zǒulòu le.
The news accidentally leaked out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 走漏
你放心，我会 小心 的。
Nǐ fàngxīn, wǒ huì xiǎoxīn de.
Don't worry, I'll be careful.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 放心
天黑了， 小心 别迷路。
Tiān hēi le, xiǎoxīn bié mílù.
It is dark now; be careful not to get lost.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 迷路
小心 ，玻璃很容易碎。
Xiǎoxīn, bōli hěn róngyì suì.
Be careful, glass breaks easily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 玻璃
地面很光滑， 小心 点。
Dìmiàn hěn guānghuá, xiǎoxīn diǎn.
The floor is slippery; be careful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 光滑
他不 小心 删除了照片。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn shānchú le zhàopiàn.
He accidentally deleted the photos.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 删除
地上有水， 小心 摔倒。
Dì shàng yǒu shuǐ, xiǎoxīn shuāidǎo.
There is water on the floor; be careful not to slip.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 摔倒
老人上台阶时很 小心 。
Lǎorén shàng táijiē shí hěn xiǎoxīn.
The old man is careful going up the steps.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 台阶
他不 小心 撞到了桌子。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng dào le zhuōzi.
He accidentally bumped into the table.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 撞
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From the travel phrasebook
小心 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 小心
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Questions about 小心
How is 小心 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 小心 (xiǎoxīn, "Careful (cautious)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 小心 an HSK word?
Yes — 小心 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 小心?
The dictionary page for 小心 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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