小时候

xiǎoshíhòu

Traditional: 小時候

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Translation

in childhood, when one was little

Word origin

A compound of 小 (xiǎo, small or young) and 时候 (shí hòu, time), literally the time when one was small, meaning childhood.

Origin
compound
Root
小 (xiǎo, young) + 时候 (shí hòu, time)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 小

Stroke order for 时

Stroke order for 候

Examples

xiāng

When I was little I lived in the countryside.

As a child she loved drawing.

I still remember my childhood friends.

ǎi

He was very short when he was little.

This song reminds me of my childhood.

小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu) means in childhood or when one was little. It is built from 小 (young) and 时候 (time), naming the period of one's early years.

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This word is part of lesson 40.