仔细 zǐxì▶ cuidadoso

Stroke order

仔细 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 仔 — 5 strokes
• 细 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. careful; attentive; cautious
2. to be careful; to look out
3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal

Related words

• 详细detallado
• 细节detalles
• 牛仔裤Vaqueros, jeans
• 细胞Células
• 细致cuidadoso
• 细菌Bacteria

仔细 is pronounced zǐxì and means “cuidadoso”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 仔细 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.