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仔细

zǐ xìㄗˇ ㄒㄧˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TỬ TẾ

Traditional: 仔細

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(adverbial adjective, adjective)

careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out

Examples

  • 请仔细检查一下合同。

    qǐng zǐ xì jiǎn chá yí xià hé tong.

    Please check the contract carefully.

  • 她做事很仔细。

    tā zuò shì hěn zǐ xì.

    She's very meticulous in her work.

  • 你仔细想想,再回答。

    nǐ zǐ xì xiǎng xiǎng, zài huí dá.

    Think it over carefully before you answer.

Easily confused

  • 善良 — Though read tử tế (Vietnamese 'kind, decent'), 仔细 means careful; 'kind' is 善良 or 好心.

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Stroke order

TỬ · 5 strokes

TẾ · 8 strokes

thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal