当心

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★★ 3/5 informal dāng xīn
拼音 dāng xīn
汉字拆解 当 = facing, directing at; 心 = 心 (heart, mind)

含义

To be careful; to pay attention; to watch out. Used as a warning or instruction to exercise caution.

A common warning used in daily life, on safety signs, and in spoken instructions. Can be used as an imperative (Watch out!) or descriptively (be careful about something). Slightly more colloquial than 注意 but widely understood across registers.

例句

  1. 请当心脚下的台阶，雨天地面湿滑容易摔倒。
  2. 他提醒同事当心这份合同中潜藏的不公平条款。
  3. 在人流密集的场所，一定要当心随身携带的重要物品。

用法指南

语境: safety, daily life, warning

语气: cautionary

正确说法

  • 当心，前面有施工！(Watch out, there's construction ahead!)
  • 出门要当心，别让陌生人轻易得到你的个人信息。(Be careful when you go out; don't let strangers easily obtain your personal information.)

错误说法

  • 我很当心这件事 — 当心 is not used as an adjective; say 我很谨慎 or 我对这件事很小心

起源与历史

当 (facing, keeping) + 心 (heart, mind) — keep your mind on guard

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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