谨慎 jǐnshèn▶ thận trọng

Stroke order

谨慎 is written in 26 strokes across 2 characters.

• 谨 — 13 strokes
• 慎 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. cautious
2. prudent

Related words

• 慎重cẩn thận

谨慎 is pronounced jǐnshèn and means “thận trọng”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 谨慎 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.