Learn 心
heart
Recognize 心, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.
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A Little More Room
1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 心
At the park greenhouse, Alex and Lin offered to move a cactus to the outdoor table. It stood in a heavy terracotta pot, with short spines pointing in every direction. Alex put his tote on a bench and reached for the rim.
“小心!” Lin said.
Alex stopped. One finger was almost touching a spine. He pulled his hand back slowly, then looked for somewhere else to hold the pot. Even the empty spaces seemed smaller now.
They found a wooden tray underneath the table. Lin slid it beside the pot while Alex fetched the gardener. With thick gloves, the gardener placed the cactus on the tray. Alex and Lin each took one handle.
They carried it along the clear path and lowered the tray onto the outdoor table. Alex checked his fingers. All present, no holes.
“Good teamwork,” he said.
He collected his tote, giving the cactus a little extra room as he passed.
One way to use 心.
心 means heart and can also refer to the mind. 小心 means to be careful or take care; learn it as a whole expression, not as a literal translation of its separate characters.
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