注意

• 拼音: zhù yì
• 汉字拆解: 注 = 氵(water) + 主 (main), to pour/concentrate; 意 = 音 (sound) + 心 (heart), mind/attention

含义

Pay attention; watch out; notice. To direct one's awareness toward something, or a warning to be careful.

One of the most versatile and commonly used verbs in Chinese. Used to tell someone to be careful (注意安全, pay attention to safety), to observe something (注意看, watch carefully), or as a general warning (注意！Watch out!). Can function as a verb (pay attention to) or as part of compound expressions. Much more common in everyday speech than 留意 or 关注.

例句

1. 过马路的时候要注意安全。
2. 老师说大家要注意听讲。
3. 你注意到他今天穿了新衣服吗？

用法指南

语境: everyday, safety, instruction

语气: cautionary

正确说法

• 注意，地板很滑。(Careful, the floor is slippery.)
• 请注意保管好自己的物品。(Please take care to look after your belongings.)

错误说法

• 我很注意了这部电影。(Don't use 注意 as a main verb for watching a movie — use 看 for watching; 注意 means to pay attention or notice something)

起源与历史

注 (pour, concentrate) + 意 (mind, attention). Together they mean 'to pour one's mind into,' hence 'to pay attention.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal