小心 (xiǎo xīn): meaning and stroke order

小心 in our stories

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• 她小心地取来一点稀释的碘酒，用最细的毛笔在页角轻轻刷了一下。

  tā xiǎoxīn de qǔlái yì diǎn xīshì de diǎnjiǔ yòng zuì xì de máobǐ zài yè jiǎo qīngqīng shuā le yíxià

  She carefully fetched a little diluted iodine and brushed it lightly on a corner of the page with her finest brush.

  From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• “这是我母亲留下的唯一一件东西，”她声音很低，“搬家的时候不小心摔了。能不能修得跟新的一样，一点儿痕迹都看不出来？”

  zhè shì wǒ mǔqīn liú xià de wéiyī yí jiàn dōngxi tā shēngyīn hěn dī bānjiā de shíhou bù xiǎoxīn shuāi le néng bù néng xiū de gēn xīn de yíyàng yìdiǎnr hénjì dōu kàn bù chūlai

  "This is the only thing my mother left me," she said quietly. "I dropped it when we were moving. Can you mend it so it looks new, without the slightest trace?"

  From the story Mending the bowl HSK 7–9 · Level 9