小

xiǎo · xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. small
  2. tiny
  3. few
  4. young

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)咖(kā)啡(fēi)店(diàn)吃(chī)了(le)午(wǔ)饭(fàn)。

We had lunch at a little coffee shop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)刚(gāng)出(chū)生(shēng)不(bù)久(jiǔ),还(hái)不(bú)会(huì)走(zǒu)路(lù)。

This puppy was born not long ago and still can't walk.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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