Chinese Word: 赔小心 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to be conciliatory or apologetic; to tread warily in dealing with sb

1		tā 他 pán suàn 盘算 zhe 着 péi xiǎo xīn 赔小心 yào 要 zěn yàng 怎样 yī gè 一个 cuò cí 措辞， yuán yīn 原因 shì 是 tā 他 bù 不 dǎ suàn 打算 ràng 让 tā 她 kàn chū 看出 zì jǐ 自己 xīn xū 心虚。 He tried to shape his apology, for he had no intention of letting her see that he was nervous.
2		wǒ 我 xià 吓 le 了 yī 一 tiào 跳， péi xiǎo xīn 赔小心 yòu 又 shì tàn 试探 de 地 wèn 问： “ nà 那 yě 也 kě yǐ 可以 měi rén 每人 mǎi 买 gè 个 bù tóng 不同 shì yàng 式样 de 的 ba 吧？ ” " I cautiously tried to make another suggestion: "Well, at least they could each buy a different style, couldn't they?
3		zhǎng guì de 掌柜的 shēng qì 生气 le 了， cháng cháng 常常 mà 骂 tā 他， tā 他 zhǐ shì 只是 xiào xī xī 笑嘻嘻 de 地 péi xiǎo xīn 赔小心 dào 道： “ qiān 千 zì 字 bǐ 比 shí zì 十字 zhǐ 只 duō yī 多一 xiǎo 小 piē 撇， bú shi 不是 chà bù duō 差不多 ma 吗？ ” The boss was angry and blamed him frequently. He grinning and answered cautiously:" Shi is missing a left falling stroke to Qian, are they the same?"