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title: "Xixin Meaning: 细心 (xìxīn) Means “careful”"
description: "细心 (traditional 細心, xìxīn) means “careful; attentive”. Hear its tones, see what 细 and 心 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xixin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 细心 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

细心 xìxīn

## careful; attentive

## Its characters

1. 细 xì careful
2. 心 xīn heart

## In a sentence

她做事非常细心。 She is very careful in everything she does.

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## More words with 细 or 心

- [爱心 àixīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aixin)
- [安心 ānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anxin)
- [背心 bèixīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beixin)
- [担心 dānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danxin)
- [恶心 ěxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/exin)
- [放心 fàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxin)
- [关心 guānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxin)
- [核心 héxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexin)
- [精心 jīngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxin)
- [决心 juéxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juexin)

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