仔细

仔細

zǐxì

adjective/adverb HSK 5 #1,611

Meanings

请仔细检查你的作业。

Qǐng zǐxì jiǎnchá nǐ de zuòyè.

Please carefully check your homework.

她是一个很仔细的人。

Tā shì yīgè hěn zǐxì de rén.

She is a very careful person.

仔细想想，你觉得哪个更好？

Zǐxì xiǎngxiǎng, nǐ juéde nǎge gèng hǎo?

Think carefully — which do you think is better?

usage

仔细 can be both adjective (他很仔细) and adverb (仔细看). Similar to 认真 (rènzhēn, serious/earnest), but 仔细 emphasizes precision and attention to detail.

mistakes

Don't confuse 仔细 (careful/detailed) with 小心 (xiǎoxīn, be careful/watch out). 小心 is about danger; 仔细 is about thoroughness.

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