谨
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jǐn · prudent, cautious, attentive

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 谨

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jǐnWords pronounced jǐn
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Example sentences

Notice where 谨 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yì shēng dōu jǐn shèn xíng shì.我一生都谨慎行事。

I've been careful my whole life.

Source: Tatoeba #5903469 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jǐn jì huò bù dānháng.我谨记祸不单行。

I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.

Source: Tatoeba #334858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn wèi kù shǔ yì zhí chí xù zhe, qǐng jǐn fáng shí wù zhòngdú.因为酷暑一直持续着,请谨防食物中毒。

Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.

Source: Tatoeba #2609497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīnggāi gèng jǐn shèn dì chǔlǐ tā.应该更谨慎地处理它。

It must be done more carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #5576746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guān yú yòng shén me fāng shì hé nà xiē rén shuō huà, nǐ yào jǐn shèn yì xiē.关于用什么方式和那些人说话,你要谨慎一些。

You should be more careful with respect to how you talk to those people.

Source: Tatoeba #2298367 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē wèn tí bì xū jǐn shèn chǔlǐ.这些问题必须谨慎处理。

These problems must be dealt with carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #9501200 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 谨 in context

  1. Say jǐn, then recall the core meaning: prudent, cautious, attentive.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 谨慎 (jǐn shèn), meaning “cautious”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 谨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.