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小子
xiǎozǐ
1. (literary) youngster
2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1 3 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

假小子
jiǎxiǎozi
tomboy

Alternate Entries

小子
xiǎozi
(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
806 of 84,292