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小心
siu2 sam1
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careful, warning, "be careful" Level: 1 Google Frequency: 2,750,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:小 siu2 - small, tiny, little心 sam1 - heart 7 compounds containing this word:不小心 - careless小心地滑 - slippery floor, be careful! 小心翼翼 - (saying) carefully; cautiously 不小心駕駛 - careless driving 小心謹慎 - mind one's p's and q's 小心俾雷劈 - warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad 小心駛得萬年船 - it pays a long way to be careful |
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Showing all 15 examples containing 小心 
我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。 粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀 粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞 粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.
小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去 粵
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.
呢度小小心意，希望你笑納。 粵
Here is a little regards(gift), hope you would accept it gladly. [心意 is literally [n] "kind regards/ thoughts", it symbolizes a gift or a present.] |
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