小

Small in Chinese: 小 (xiǎo)

xiǎo

small

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1small
  2. 2tiny
  3. 3few
  4. 4young

Stroke order

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小

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 不收小费。

    bù shōu xiǎo fèi。

    No gratuity accepted.

  • 我小趾痛。

    wǒ xiǎo zhǐ tòng。

    My little toe hurts.

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Related words

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

小偷

xiǎo tōu

thief

小学

xiǎo xué

elementary school

从小

cóng xiǎo

from childhood

大小

dà xiǎo

dimension

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