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当心

dāng xīn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to take care
  2. 2. to look out

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item
警惕
jǐng tì

to be on the alert

警惕 means 'be vigilant', a stronger, more formal term for staying alert

Synonyms

2 items
小心
xiǎo xīn

to be careful

both mean 'be careful' and are used to warn someone
留神
liú shén

to take care

both mean 'be careful'; 留神 is more colloquial and often used in spoken warnings

Usage notes

Collocations

当心 is often used alone as an interjection to warn of immediate danger, like 'Watch out!'

Common mistakes

当心 cannot be used to mean 'care about' (e.g., people or feelings); use 关心 instead.

Example Sentences

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当心 ！有车来了。
Watch out! A car is coming.
当心 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5092162)
当心 它。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4759989)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 当心

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

心
xīn

heart

当
dàng

at or in the very same...