穿
小
鞋

Lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) in Chinese: 穿小鞋 (chuān xiǎo xié)

chuān xiǎo xié

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
  2. 2to make life difficult for sb

Stroke order

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穿
小
鞋

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄨㄢ

chuān

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄝˊ

xié

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他总是给不听话的下属穿小鞋。

    tā zǒng shì gěi bù tīng huà de xià shǔ chuān xiǎo xié。

    He always makes life difficult for subordinates who don't obey.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

穿

chuān

to wear

鞋

xié

shoe

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

皮鞋

pí xié

leather shoes

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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