当心

dāng xīn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to take care
2. to look out

Word relationships

Related words

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• 警惕 jǐng tì 警惕 jǐng tì to be on the alert 警惕 means 'be vigilant', a stronger, more formal term for staying alert: to be on the alert

Synonyms

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• 小心 xiǎo xīn 小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful both mean 'be careful' and are used to warn someone: to be careful
• 留神 liú shén 留神 liú shén to take care both mean 'be careful'; 留神 is more colloquial and often used in spoken warnings: to take care

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)

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Child Words of 当心

• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...