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Jyutping gan2
Pinyin jǐn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cautious
  2. careful
  3. solemnly
  4. sincerely (formal)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. cautious/careful/solemnly/sincerely (formal)/prudent/attentive
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    小心​;​慎重
    careful; cautious
    • 謹慎
      谨慎
      gan2 san6
      careful
    • 嚴謹
      严谨
      jim4 gan2
      cautious and attentive
  2. 語素
    恭敬​;​鄭重
    sincere; respectful
    • 謹啓
      谨启
      gan2 kai2
      yours sincerely (in letter)
    • 謹此
      谨此
      gan2 ci2
      hereby
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    prudent; cautious; careful; reverent
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. prudent, cautious
  2. attentive
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YRTLM
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IVTLM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #419
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我谨记祸不单行。
    我謹記禍不單行。
    wǒ jǐn jì huò bù dān xíng 。
    • I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.
  2. Mandarin
    我谨慎地写下答案。
    我謹慎地寫下答案。
    wǒ jǐn shèn dì xiě xià dá àn 。
    • I wrote the answers carefully.
  3. Mandarin
    选择朋友一定要十分谨慎。
    選擇朋友一定要十分謹慎。
    xuǎn zé péng you yī dìng yào shí fēn jǐn shèn 。
    • You should choose your friends very carefully.
  4. Mandarin
    计划时如果过于谨慎的话,可能会反把计划搞乱。
    計劃時如果過於謹慎的話,可能會反把計劃搞亂。
    jì huà shí rú guǒ guò yú jǐn shèn de huà , kě néng huì fǎn bǎ jì huà gǎo luàn 。
    • Sometimes being overcautious in planning could upset the apple cart.
  5. Mandarin
    守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎,而是因为他贪婪。
    守財奴積聚錢財不是因為他謹慎,而是因為他貪婪。
    shǒu cái nú jī jù qián cái bú shi yīn wèi tā jǐn shèn , ér shì yīn wèi tā tān lán 。
    • A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    本人谨此声明,喺本表格所填报嘅所有资料,根据本人所知及所信,都系真确无讹。
    本人謹此聲明,喺本表格所填報嘅所有資料,根據本人所知及所信,都係真確無訛。
    bun2 jan4 gan2 ci2 sing1 ming4, hai2 bun2 biu2 gaak3 so2 tin4 bou3 ge3 so2 jau5 zi1 liu2, gan1 geoi3 bun2 jan4 so2 zi1 kap6 so2 seon3, dou1 hai6 zan1 kok3 mou4 ngo4.
    • I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information supplied by me in this form is true and correct.
  2. Cantonese
    谨慎
    謹慎
    gan2 san6
    • careful
  3. Cantonese
    严谨
    嚴謹
    jim4 gan2
    • cautious and attentive
    • strict
  4. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢不嬲都好谨慎。
    佢講嘢不嬲都好謹慎。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 bat1 lau1 dou1 hou2 gan2 san6.
    • He is always very careful with what he says.
  5. Cantonese
    大家随意啲,唔使咁拘谨。
    大家隨意啲,唔使咁拘謹。
    daai6 gaa1 ceoi4 ji3 di1, m4 sai2 gam3 keoi1 gan2.
    • Just feel free! Everybody don't be so stiff.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    严谨
    嚴謹
    yán jǐn
    • rigorous; strict
  2. Cantonese
    涂谨申
    涂謹申
    tou4 gan2 san1
    • James To Kun-sun (Hong Kong politician)
  3. Mandarin
    以色列啊,你要听,要谨守遵行,使你可以在那流奶与蜜之地得以享福,人数极其增多,正如耶和华——你列祖的神所应许你的。
    以色列啊,你要聽,要謹守遵行,使你可以在那流奶與蜜之地得以享福,人數極其增多,正如耶和華——你列祖的神所應許你的。
    yǐ sè liè a , nǐ yào tīng , yào jǐn shǒu zūn xíng , shǐ nǐ kě yǐ zài nà liú nǎi yǔ mì zhī dì dé yǐ xiǎng fú , rén shù jí qí zēng duō , zhèng rú yē hé huá — nǐ liè zǔ de shén suǒ yīng xǔ nǐ de .
    • Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
  4. Mandarin
    这条路三天两头的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步难行。政府种种严谨的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大叹寸步难行,再也不能任意剥削了。
    這條路三天兩頭的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步難行。政府種種嚴謹的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大嘆寸步難行,再也不能任意剝削了。
    zhè tiáo lù sān tiān liǎng tóu de wā , kēng kēng dòng dòng de , zhēn shì cùn bù nán xíng . Zhèngfǔ zhǒng zhǒng yán jǐn de fǎ lǜ , shǐ dé bù xiào de shēng yì rén , dà tàn cùn bù nán xíng , zài yě bù néng rèn yì bō xuē le .
    • They have been digging up this road for the last several days and it is full of potholes. It is really difficult to move forward.
      All kinds of strict government laws make it so that unscrupulous business people lament the fact that it is difficult for them to make headway. They can no longer prey on people at will
  5. Mandarin
    他们要用重兵去保护交通线,时时谨防袭击;另外,还要有一大部力量驻扎满洲和日本内地。
    他們要用重兵去保護交通線,時時謹防襲擊;另外,還要有一大部力量駐紮滿洲和日本內地。
    tā men yào yòng zhòng bīng qù bǎo hù jiāo tōng xiàn , shí shí jǐn fáng xí jī ; lìng wài , hái yào yǒu yī dà bù lì liàng zhù zhā mǎn zhōu hé rì běn nèi dì .
    • They must use large numbers of troops to protect their lines of communications and constantly guard against attacks and they need large forces to garrison Manchuria and Japan as well.