慎重
Old HSK 6
慎重 (shènzhòng) · careful
慎重 (shènzhòng) means “careful; cautious; prudent”. It is written with 2 characters: 慎 (cautious) + 重 (heavy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 慎重 is built
The characters
慎 shèn · cautious
What 慎 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 真zhēn — real
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 直zhí — straight
重 zhòng · heavy
What 重 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事必须慎重考虑。Zhè jiàn shì bìxū shènzhòng kǎolǜ.This matter must be considered carefully.
她做决定一向很慎重。Tā zuò juédìng yíxiàng hěn shènzhòng.She is always cautious when making decisions.
Questions about 慎重
What does 慎重 mean?
慎重 (shènzhòng) means “careful; cautious; prudent”.
How do you pronounce 慎重?
慎重 is pronounced shènzhòng.
Which HSK level is 慎重?
慎重 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 谨慎jǐnshèncautious
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 重复chóngfùto repeat
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 重大zhòngdàmajor
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 体重tǐzhòngbody weight
- 严重yánzhòngserious
Learn 慎重 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 161: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.