Chinese

注意

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
to pay attention to; to take note of; to require attention; to notice; to mind; to watch for
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese注 “to pour into; to fill”
    • simplified fromChinese註 “to annotate; to comment”
      • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese主 “owner; master”
  • characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”

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