慎

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1. careful
2. cautious

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她很謹 慎 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 775888)

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Words Containing 慎

• 不慎 不慎 bù shèn: incautious
• 慎重 慎重 shèn zhòng: cautious
• 谨慎 谨慎 jǐn shèn: cautious
• 一着不慎，满盘皆输 一着不慎，满盘皆输 yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū: One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
• 以慎为键 以慎为键 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn: to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
• 审慎 审慎 shěn shèn: prudent; cautious
• 审慎行事 审慎行事 shěn shèn xíng shì: to act prudently
• 小心谨慎 小心谨慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn: cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
• 恪慎 恪慎 kè shèn: careful
• 慎入 慎入 shèn rù: keep away!
• 慎密 慎密 shèn mì: cautious
• 慎独 慎独 shèn dú: to preserve a proper behavior in private life
• 慎终追远 慎终追远 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn: to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
• 慎言 慎言 shèn yán: to speak cautiously
• 慎重其事 慎重其事 shèn zhòng qí shì: to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
• 戒慎 戒慎 jiè shèn: vigilant
• 石原慎太郎 石原慎太郎 shí yuán shèn tài láng: Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 1999-2012
• 肃慎 肃慎 sù shèn: ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
• 许慎 许慎 xǔ shèn: Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[shuō wén jiě zì]