小
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In one's childhood in Chinese: 小时候 (xiǎo shí hou)

xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 小時候1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in one's childhood

Stroke order

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小
时
候

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

˙ㄏㄡ

hou

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄡ/ ou

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小时候

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小時候

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Example sentences

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  • 我小时候很喜欢吃鱼。

    wǒ xiǎo shí hou hěn xǐ huan chī yú。

    When I was little, I really liked eating fish.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

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