小 xiǎo HSK 1
Adjectives

小 — young (prefix); small

Stroke order
Example sentences
这个 zhège 房间 fángjiān 很小 hěn xiǎo
This room is very small
我有 wǒ yǒu 一个 yí ge 小妹妹 xiǎo mèimei
I have a little sister
虽然 suīrán 店 diàn 很小 hěn xiǎo 但是 dànshì 东西 dōngxi 很多 hěn duō
Although the shop is small, it has many things
Grammar note

Besides size, it appears as an affectionate prefix in names and nicknames.

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Words from the sentences
这个 zhè ge this, this one 房间 fángjiān room; chamber 虽然 suīrán although 店 diàn shop; store 但是 dànshì but; however 东西 dōngxi thing; object
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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