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小心翼翼

xiǎo xīn yì yì

HSK 6 4-character word

What 小心翼翼 means

1. idiomcautious; careful; prudent

The characters in 小心翼翼

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 翼yìwing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist
• 翼yìwing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist

Example sentences

• 她小心翼翼地走。
  She walked very carefully.
• 警察小心翼翼地抬起箱子。
  Jǐngchá xiǎoxīnyìyì de táiqǐ xiāngzi.
  The policeman lifted the box carefully.
• 老人小心翼翼地过了马路。
  The old man walked across the road carefully.
• 我妈妈小心翼翼地打开门。
  My mother opened the door very carefully.
• 警察小心翼翼地抬起了箱子。
  Jǐngchá xiǎoxīn-yìyì de táiqǐ le xiāngzi.
  The policeman lifted the box carefully.
• 汤姆小心翼翼地把刀子上的指纹擦掉。
  Tāngmǔ xiǎoxīnyìyì de bǎ dāozi shàng de zhǐwén cādiào.
  Tom carefully wiped his fingerprints off the knife.