小心翼翼
xiǎo​xīn​yì​yì HSK7

very cautious

小心翼翼 xiǎo​xīn​yì​yì
very cautious adjectiveadverb
very cautious and prudent; describes being extremely careful and not daring to be the least bit negligent.

他雄心勃勃，却又小心翼翼。

tā xióng​xīn​bó​bó, què yòu xiǎo​xīn​yì​yì.

He is ambitious yet cautious.

我不是小心翼翼的人。

wǒ bù​shì xiǎo​xīn​yì​yì de rén.

I am not a cautious person.

solemn and respectful
originally used to describe a state of being extremely solemn, reverent, and respectful, as in classical ritual contexts

Frequency
Movie subtitles
2.92 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.53 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Antonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)