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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小心 xiǎo xīn - to be careful
- to take care

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 2 477 2,346 1,090

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 小心

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
小心 3 2 477 2,346 1,090
小心翼翼 6 8 11,628 10,669 10,314
小心谨慎 - - 14,997 30,617 26,757
一不小心 - 8 16,894 11,601 5,370
小心眼 - - 24,120 33,192 14,606