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Character Mind Map: 小 Small

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ID: 4548 Elementary
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 小 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!
Sat Jun 12 2021 | Joy, Joe
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
小心 xiǎoxīn to be careful
大声 dàshēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice
小气 xiǎoqì stingy
这里有很多车，小心点儿
zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō chē ，xiǎoxīn diǎnr5
There are many cars here, be careful.
你说话太大声了，小声点儿
nǐ shuōhuà tài dàshēng le ，xiǎoshēng diǎnr5
You speak too loudly, be more quieter.
这个人很小气，十块都不给我。
zhège rén hěn xiǎoqì ，shí kuài dōu bù gěi wǒ 。
This person is very stingy, he won't even give me more than ten yuan
中国人不给小费。
Zhōngguó rén bù gěi xiǎofèi 。
Chinese do not give tips.
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