袖
珍

Pocket-sized in Chinese: 袖珍 (xiù zhēn)

xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pocket-sized
  2. 2pocket (book etc)

Stroke order

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袖
珍

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄡˋ

xiù

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他买了一本袖珍词典。

    tā mǎi le yì běn xiù zhēn cí diǎn。

    He bought a pocket-sized dictionary.

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Related words

珍惜

zhēn xī

to treasure

珍贵

zhēn guì

precious

珍珠

zhēn zhū

pearl

领袖

lǐng xiù

leader

珍藏

zhēn cáng

a collection of rare and valuable items

珍视

zhēn shì

to place great importance on

珍重

zhēn zhòng

precious

袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān

to watch with folded arms (idiom)

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