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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
做小
zuòxiǎo
to become a concubine
初小
chūxiǎo
lower elementary school
国小
guóxiǎo
elementary school (Taiwan)
大小
dàxiǎo
dimension
娇小
jiāoxiǎo
petite
小寒
Xiǎohán
Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 6th-19th January
小三
xiǎosān
mistress
小丑
xiǎochǒu
clown
小丘
xiǎoqiū
hill
小乘
Xiǎochéng
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
小事
xiǎoshì
trifle
小二
xiǎoèr
waiter
小人
xiǎorén
person of low social status (old)
小伙
xiǎohuǒ
young guy
小便
xiǎobiàn
to urinate
小偷
xiǎotōu
thief
小传
xiǎozhuàn
sketch biography
小儿
xiǎoér
young child
小儿
xiǎor
(coll.) early childhood
小刀
xiǎodāo
knife
Example Sentences (4)
女儿变化不小，她小时候喜欢短头发，像男孩子一样。
Nǚ'ér biànhuà bù xiǎo, tā xiǎo shíhou xǐhuan duǎn tóufa, xiàng nán háizi yíyàng.
My daughter has changed a lot. When she was little, she liked short hair, like a boy.
Text 1
那件衣服我穿着有点儿小，给我弟弟了。
Nà jiàn yīfu wǒ chuānzhe yǒu diǎnr xiǎo, gěi wǒ dìdi le.
That piece of clothing was a bit small on me, so I gave it to my younger brother.
Text 3
回答问题时，说得不要太快，声音也不要太小，要相信自己有能力做好。
Huí dá wèn tí shí, shuō de bù yào tài kuài, shēng yīn yě bù yào tài xiǎo, yào xiāng xìn zì jǐ yǒu néng lì zuò hǎo.
When answering questions, don't speak too fast, and don't speak too quietly. Believe that you have the ability to do it well.
Text 4
哭的时候，只要她爸爸学小鸟叫，她马上就安静下来了。
Kū de shíhou, zhǐyào tā bàba xué xiǎo niǎo jiào, tā mǎshàng jiù ānjìng xiàlai le.
When she cries, as long as her dad imitates a bird's call, she immediately calms down.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 82
- Word Frequency Rank
- 91 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 42