Usage note
仔细表示认真、细心地做。
zǐ xì biǎo shì rèn zhēn 、 xì xīn dì zuò。
仔细 means carefully and with attention.
Context note
仔细常用于观察、阅读和检查。
zǐ xì cháng yòng yú guān chá 、 yuè dú hé jiǎn chá。
It is often used for observing, reading, and checking.
5 examples
请仔细听。
qǐng zǐ xì tīng。
Please listen carefully.
他仔细看了说明。
tā zǐ xì kàn le shuō míng。
He carefully read the instructions.
仔细检查一下。
zǐ xì jiǎn chá yí xià。
Check it carefully.
老师让大家仔细观察。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā zǐ xì guān chá。
The teacher asked everyone to observe carefully.
做题时要仔细。
zuò tí shí yào zǐ xì。
Be careful when doing questions.
5 mini stories
她仔细地看了每一张照片。
tā zǐ xì dì kàn le měi yì zhāng zhào piàn。
She carefully looked at each photo.
孩子仔细听妈妈说话。
hái zi zǐ xì tīng mā ma shuō huà。
The child listened carefully to Mom.
他仔细检查了门有没有关好。
tā zǐ xì jiǎn chá le mén yǒu méi yǒu guān hǎo。
He carefully checked whether the door was closed.
老师要求大家仔细阅读。
lǎo shī yāo qiú dà jiā zǐ xì yuè dú。
The teacher asked everyone to read carefully.
我们要仔细保护自己的东西。
wǒ men yào zǐ xì bǎo hù zì jǐ de dōng xī。
We should carefully protect our belongings.
Mini dialogue
仔细检查
A
你做完作业了吗？
Nǐ zuò wán zuòyè le ma?
Did you finish your homework?
B
做完了，我还要仔细检查一遍。
Zuò wán le, wǒ hái yào zǐxì jiǎnchá yí biàn.
I finished, I still need to check it carefully once more.
仔细听
A
老师刚才说什么？
Lǎoshī gāngcái shuō shénme?
What did the teacher just say?
B
请仔细听，老师会再说一遍。
Qǐng zǐxì tīng, lǎoshī huì zài shuō yí biàn.
Please listen carefully, the teacher will say it again.
Related words and contrasts
similar
认真
rèn zhēn
serious; earnest
认真 means taking things seriously, while 仔细 focuses on being careful and paying attention to details.
opposite
粗心
cū xīn
careless
粗心 is the opposite of 仔细, meaning not paying attention to details.