小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì) · very carefully

小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì) means “very carefully; cautiously”. It is written with 3 characters: 小 (small) + 心 (heart) + 翼 (wing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 小心翼翼 is built

The characters

小 xiǎo · small

What 小 is made of

亅 — hook
八bā — eight

Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

心 xīn · heart

What 心 is made of

心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

翼 yì · wing

What 翼 is made of

羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
  - 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
  - 冫bīng — ice
異yì — different
- 田tián — field
  - 冂 — frame
  - 土tǔ — earth
- 共gòng — all
  - 廾gǒng — two hands
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 八bā — eight

Example sentences

他小心翼翼地打开了盒子。Tā xiǎoxīnyìyì de dǎkāi le hézi.He opened the box very carefully.

她小心翼翼地抱着刚出生的宝宝。Tā xiǎoxīnyìyì de bàozhe gāng chūshēng de bǎobao.She held the newborn baby with great care.

Questions about 小心翼翼

What does 小心翼翼 mean?

小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì) means “very carefully; cautiously”.

How do you pronounce 小心翼翼?

小心翼翼 is pronounced xiǎoxīnyìyì.

Which HSK level is 小心翼翼?

小心翼翼 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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