小
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Person of low social status (old) in Chinese: 小人 (xiǎo rén)

xiǎo rén

person of low social status (old)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1person of low social status (old)
  2. 2I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. 3nasty person
  4. 4vile character

Stroke order

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小
人

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是个只顾自己利益的小人。

    tā shì gè zhǐ gù zì jǐ lì yì de xiǎo rén。

    He is a petty person who only cares about his own interests.

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Related words

人

rén

person

小

xiǎo

small

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

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