心细

心細

xīnxì

adjective #61,782

Meanings

HSK 4

照顾老人一定要心细，吃药的时间不能弄错。

Zhàogu lǎorén yídìng yào xīnxì, chīyào de shíjiān bù néng nòngcuò.

Looking after old people takes real care; you mustn't get the medicine times wrong.

HSK 6

她很心细，什么事都想得很周到。

Tā hěn xīnxì, shénme shì dōu xiǎng de hěn zhōudao.

She's very attentive; she thinks everything through.

usage

心细 means the same as 细心 'careful'; the opposite is 粗心 'careless'. It often appears in 胆大心细 'bold yet careful', praise for a surgeon or a detective.

心 xīn

细 xì