小 心 翼 翼

xiǎoxīn-yìyì

“Cautious” in Chinese is 小心翼翼.

Meaning

idiomcautious; careful; prudent

Example

她小心翼翼地走。

She walked very carefully.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

xiǎoHSK 13 strokessmall xīnHSK 24 strokesheart yìHSK 7-917 strokesalternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

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