小心谨慎

小心謹慎

xiǎoxīn-jǐnshèn

idiom #14,997

Meanings

1 cautious and careful
2 prudent
3 to exercise great caution

Characters

careful; cautious

careful; prudent

Examples

开车一定要小心谨慎。

Kāichē yīdìng yào xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn.

You must be very careful when driving.

他做事一向小心谨慎，从不犯错。

Tā zuòshì yīxiàng xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn, cóngbù fàncuò.

He's always cautious in his work and never makes mistakes.

Tips

grammar

This is a near-synonym compound: 小心 (careful) and 谨慎 (prudent) reinforce each other. Can be used as a predicate or adverbial modifier.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

心 xīn

谨 jǐn

慎 shèn