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慎
shèn
cautious, prudent
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HSK 5
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Common (18%)
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⿰忄真
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zhēn
真
real, actual, true, genuine
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A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几
10 strokes
HSK 2
Words Using 慎 (21)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
谨慎
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jǐnshèn
cautious / prudent
5
jǐnshèn
谨慎
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HSK 5
cautious / prudent
慎重
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shènzhòng
cautious / careful / prudent
6
shènzhòng
慎重
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HSK 6
cautious / careful / prudent
慎
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shèn
careful / cautious
shèn
慎
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careful / cautious
慎
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shèn
old variant of [[慎<shèn>]]
shèn
慎
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old variant of [[慎<shèn>]]
不慎
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bùshèn
incautious / inattentive
bùshèn
不慎
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incautious / inattentive
慎言
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shènyán
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
shènyán
慎言
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to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
慎入
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shènrù
keep away! / proceed with caution!
shènrù
慎入
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keep away! / proceed with caution!
一着不慎，满盘皆输
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yīzhāobùshèn,mǎnpánjiēshū
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
yīzhāobùshèn,mǎnpánjiēshū
一着不慎，满盘皆输
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One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
慎独
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shèndú
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
shèndú
慎独
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to preserve a proper behavior in private life
慎终追远
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shènzhōngzhuīyuǎn
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
shènzhōngzhuīyuǎn
慎终追远
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to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites