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谨慎 jǐnshèn

谨慎 jǐnshèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 谨慎 jǐnshèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐnshèn | jin3 shen4
English translation
cautious
prudent

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Traditional form

謹慎

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 谨慎 jǐnshèn

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jǐn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and jǐn represents the sound. Simplified form of jǐn .

Phonetic compound

jǐn

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠堇

Number of Strokes

13
shèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and zhēn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

zhēn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄真

Number of Strokes

13

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利尔 jiù 这样 zhè yàng yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn yòu 活跃 huóyuè de tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊 pāo shǎng le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

探险 tàn xiǎn zhě men 谨慎 jǐnshèn de 独木舟 dú mù zhōu Xiàng 上游 shàngyóu huá .

The explorers paddled their canoe cautiously upstream.

ràng 热心 rèxīn 超越 chāoyuè le 谨慎 jǐnshèn (( yīn 过于 guòyú 热心 rèxīn ér yǒu 轻率 qīng shuài 之举)).

He let his zeal outrun discretion.

接着 jiēzhe , jiù 慢慢 màn màn de ,小心谨慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn de , téng 闪闪 shǎn shǎn 缩缩 de Xiàng 河岸 hé àn zǒu .

Then he proceeded, slowly and carefully, wincing with pain, to the bank.

谨慎 jǐnshèn 地瞥 le 一眼 yī yǎn 房间 fángjiān de 其他人

He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people.

谨慎 jǐnshèn Decomposition

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谨慎 jǐnshèn Compounds

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