Prudent in Chinese
prudent · HSK 5
谨慎
- 谨 careful
- 慎 careful
下雨天开车一定要谨慎。 You must be careful when driving on rainy days.
How do you say prudent in Chinese?
Prudent in Chinese is 谨慎 (jǐn shèn).
Which word should I use?
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Where do these words come from?
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