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xiǎo

Today, we will learn the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) which means "small".

It's the opposite of “dà” (大).

This character can be easily remembered by showing people how small your body is lowering your hands and dropping your shoulders.

Xīn (心) is "heart" and "xiǎo xīn" (small heart) means "be careful".

Words

beginner

• 小心 (xiǎo xīn) : be careful
• 小姐 (xiǎo jiě) : young lady, miss
• 小小 (xiǎo xiǎo) : very small
• 大大小小 (dà dà xiǎo xiǎo) : large and small, of all sizes
• 小时／小时 (xiǎoshí) : hour
• 小兒／小儿 (xiǎo’ér) : son
• 小二 (xiǎo’èr) : waiter
• 小刀 (xiǎodāo) : knife
• 小貓／小猫 (xiǎo māo) : kitten

intermediate

• 小吃 (xiǎo chī) : snack, refreshments
• 小夥子／小伙子 (xiǎo huǒzi) : young man, young guy

advanced

• 小說／小说 (xiǎo shuō) : novel
• 膽小鬼／胆小鬼 (dǎn xiǎo guǐ) : coward
• 小麥／小麦 (xiǎo mài) : wheat

Sentences

• 小貓在哪裡？／小猫在哪里？(xiǎo māo zài nǎ lǐ?) : Where is the kitten?

Other Lessons

• The Chinese Bigram
• 鞋 xié shoe
• Parts of the body
• 调(調) tiáo adjust; blend
• 牛 niú ox, cow
• Body
• 爱 ài
• 深 shēn deep
• location in Chinese
• 单(單) dān single, alone; odd numbered; list