小时候
xiǎoshíhòuTraditional: 小時候
#1968 of 5,000 Core 5000
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
小
时
候
Examples
乡。
When I was little I lived in the countryside.
。
As a child she loved drawing.
。
I still remember my childhood friends.
矮。
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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