當心

See also: 当心

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	heart; mind
trad. (當心)		當	心
simp. (当心)		当	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ sam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-sim / tng-sim
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹taon-shin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangsin
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: dāng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangshin
    • Palladius: дансинь (dansinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ sam¹
    • Yale: dōng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-sim
    • Tâi-lô: tong-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongsym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ sim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-sim
    • Tâi-lô: tng-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngsym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ sim³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹taon-shin
    • MiniDict: taon^平 shin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹taan-xin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɑ̃⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

Verb

當心

1. to take care; to be careful; to look out; to watch out; to mind; to beware of

   當心！／当心！  ―  Dāngxīn!  ―  Watch out!

   當心臺階。／当心台阶。  ―  Dāngxīn táijiē.  ―  Mind your step.

   當心觸電。／当心触电。  ―  Dāngxīn chùdiàn.  ―  Danger — high voltage.

   當心劇毒。／当心剧毒。  ―  Dāngxīn jùdú.  ―  Danger — highly toxic.

   當心墜落。／当心坠落。  ―  Dāngxīn zhuìluò.  ―  Danger — be careful near the edge.

   當心碰撞。／当心碰撞。  ―  Dāngxīn pèngzhuàng.  ―  Beware of collisions.

   當心扒手。／当心扒手。  ―  Dāngxīn páshǒu.  ―  Beware of pickpockets.

   當心惡犬。／当心恶犬。  ―  Dāngxīn è quǎn.  ―  Beware of the fierce dog.

   • 你們三個當心點呀，門口那邊修路唻。 [MSC, trad.]
     你们三个当心点呀，门口那边修路𫪁。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, Love in Shanghai, in Flavors of Youth

     Nǐmen sān ge dāngxīn diǎn ya, ménkǒu nàbiān xiūlù lê. [Pinyin]

     Watch out you three, there are roadworks over near the doorway.

Synonyms

• 留心 (liúxīn)
• 小心 (xiǎoxīn)

Noun

當心

1. centre of the chest
2. centre; middle

Synonyms

• (centre): 當中／当中 (dāngzhōng), 核心 (héxīn), 中央 (zhōngyāng), 中心 (zhōngxīn)

Adjective

當心

1. careful

Synonyms

• 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
• 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴謹／严谨 (yánjǐn)
• 密切 (mìqiè)
• 審慎／审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
• 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
• 慎密 (shènmì)
• 慎重 (shènzhòng)
• 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
• 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
• 正經／正经
• 精心 (jīngxīn)
• 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
• 細心／细心 (xìxīn)
• 細膩／细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
• 認真／认真 (rènzhēn)
• 謹嚴／谨严 (jǐnyán)
• 謹慎／谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
• 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
• 過細／过细 (guòxì)
• 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)

 

Antonyms

• 粗心 (cūxīn)
• 大意 (dàyì)
• 馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu)
• 疏忽 (shūhu)