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): ㄉㄤㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ sam¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dorng¹ sing¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-sim / tng-sim
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹taon-shin₁ / ¹taon-sin₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄒㄧㄣ
  - 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/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorng¹ sing¹ [Phonetic: dorng⁵ ning¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: do̤ng-sing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)niŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorng¹ sing¹ [Phonetic: dorng⁵ ning¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)niŋ⁵⁴⁴/
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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹taon-shin₁
  - MiniDict: taon^平 shin^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹taan-xin₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɑ̃⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹taon-sin₁
  - MiniDict: taon^平 sin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tɑ̃⁴⁴ sin/

Verb

當心

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.
- 2018, “Love in Shanghai”, in Flavors of Youth:
  
  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.]
  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

centre of the chest
centre; middle

Synonyms

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

Adjective

當心

careful

Synonyms

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不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)
嚴 / 严 (yán)
嚴肅 / 严肃 (yánsù)
嚴謹 / 严谨 (yánjǐn)
墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
密切 (mìqiè)
審慎 / 审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
對重 / 对重 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
小心 (xiǎoxīn)
慎密 (shènmì)
慎重 (shènzhòng)
慘淡 / 惨淡 (cǎndàn)
持重 (chízhòng)
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)
致重 (Hokkien)
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)
頂真 / 顶真 (dǐngzhēn) (dialectal)

Antonyms

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