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HSK 4
小
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
小学
xiǎoxué
elementary school
小强
XiǎoQiáng
cockroach (slang)
小妖
xiǎoyāo
small demon
小孩
xiǎohái
child
小店
xiǎodiàn
small store
小弟
xiǎodì
little brother
小品
xiǎopǐn
short, simple literary or artistic creation
小女
xiǎonǚ
my daughter (humble)
小姨
xiǎoyí
(coll.) wife's younger sister
小子
xiǎozi
(coll.) boy
小寨
Xiǎozhài
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
小巷
xiǎoxiàng
alley
小吃
xiǎochī
snack
小建
xiǎojiàn
lunar month of 29 days
小事
xiǎoshì
trifle
小名
xiǎomíng
pet name for a child
小嗓
xiǎosǎng
falsetto (in Chinese opera)
小报
xiǎobào
tabloid newspaper
小传
xiǎozhuàn
sketch biography
小姑
xiǎogū
husband's younger sister
Example Sentences (2)
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
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 82
- Word Frequency Rank
- 91 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 42