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谨慎

jǐn shèn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 謹慎

谨慎 (jǐn shèn) means "cautious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 谨慎 means

1. cautious
2. prudent

The characters in 谨慎

• 谨jǐncautious; careful; solemnly
• 慎shèncareful; cautious

Example sentences

• 她很谨慎。
  She's very cautious.
• 交友须谨慎。
  Jiāoyǒu xū jǐnshèn.
  You must be careful in choosing your friends.
• 汤姆非常谨慎。
  Tom has been very careful.
• 我一生都谨慎行事。
  I've been careful my whole life.
• 应该更谨慎地处理它。
  Yīnggāi gèng jǐnshèn de chǔlǐ tā.
  It must be done more carefully.
• 此计划建议谨慎行事。
  This plan has discretion advised.

Words containing 谨慎

• 小心谨慎xiǎo xīn jǐn shèncautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful

Where 谨慎 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Courage, Determination & Hardship (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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