谨慎
Old HSK 5
谨慎 (jǐnshèn) · cautious
谨慎 (jǐnshèn) means “cautious; careful; prudent”. It is written with 2 characters: 谨 (prudent) + 慎 (cautious). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 谨慎 is built
The characters
谨 jǐn · prudent
What 谨 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 堇jǐn — yellow loam
- 黄huáng — yellow
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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
Example sentences
他做事一向很谨慎。Tā zuò shì yíxiàng hěn jǐnshèn.He is always cautious in what he does.
开车时要谨慎。Kāichē shí yào jǐnshèn.Be careful when driving.
Questions about 谨慎
What does 谨慎 mean?
谨慎 (jǐnshèn) means “cautious; careful; prudent”.
How do you pronounce 谨慎?
谨慎 is pronounced jǐnshèn.
Which HSK level is 谨慎?
谨慎 is in Old HSK 5.
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Learn 谨慎 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.