to be careful · to take care

xiǎo xīn

x+iǎo·3rd tonex+īn·1st tone

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Careful as he was, he made an unexpected mistake.

虽然他很小心，但还是犯了个想不到的错误。

Take care not to awake the sleeping baby.

小心不要弄醒了正在睡觉的嬰儿。

Beware of pickpockets here.

这裏要小心扒手。

It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.

你没锁好门，真不小心呢。

The accident was brought about by his carelessness.

因为他不小心，所以才会发生意外。

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