(xiǎo) - small, little, young in Mandarin
xiǎoTraditional: 小
Translation
small, little, young
Word origin
The character 小 (xiǎo) 'small' is an ideograph, traditionally analysed as small strokes or specks representing tiny things, conveying the idea of smallness.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- small strokes depicting tiny specks, hence 'small'
Stroke order
小
Examples
。
This is too small.
。
My younger brother is very young.
！
Be careful!
。
She has a small dog.
。
This room is too small.
小 (xiǎo) means small, little, young. It is used as a adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
Appears in 7 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 小.
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(4)Grammar articles
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The Mandarin 被 (bèi) Passive: Saying Something Was Done To the Subject
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The Double 了 Sentence in Mandarin: 我学了三年中文了 and the Continuing-Action Pattern
Duration Complements in Mandarin (时量补语): How to Say How Long an Action Lasts
The Two 了 in Mandarin: Completion 了 After the Verb vs Change-of-State 了 at the End
Mandarin Modal Verbs: 会, 想, 要, 应该, 可以, 能 and the Future-Intent Words 打算, 准备
Mandarin Numbers, Time, Dates, and Currency: From 1 to 1,000,000, the 二/两 Split, and Time-Before-Verb
Mandarin Possession with 的 (de): My, Your, His, and When Mandarin Drops the Particle
Mandarin Potential Complements: Can You Reach the Result? (吃得完, 听不懂, 买不起)
Mandarin Verb-Object Verbs: Why 'To Eat' Is 吃饭 and How It Splits Apart
Yes-No Questions in Mandarin: 吗 (ma), Echo Answers, and the Bounce-Back 呢 (ne)
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