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当心

dāng xīn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 當心

当心 (dāng xīn) means "to take care; to look out". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 当心 means

1. to take care
2. to look out

The characters in 当心

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 当心！
  Look out!
• 当心它。
  Be careful with it.
• 当心坠落。
  Dāngxīn zhuìluò.
  Watch out for the drop.
• 自己当心啊。
  Watch yourself.
• 当心坠落的东西!
  Dāngxīn zhuìluò de dōngxi!
  Watch out for falling objects!
• 在这附近当心小偷。
  Zài zhè fùjìn dāngxīn xiǎotōu.
  Watch out for thieves around here.

Where 当心 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dàn–dǎo (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dāng xīn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.