小号 (小號)
xiǎo hào
Pinyin
Definition
小号 (小號)
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- trumpet
- small size (clothes etc)
- (coll.) number one
- to urinate
- (humble) our store
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
上有老下有小
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
- 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
- 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
- 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
- 1 poor people (idiom)
- 2 those who live from hand to mouth
Sample Sentences
我上小号,一下子就好了,你先出来嘛。
I just need a piss, I'll be done in no time, just come out.
啊呀,怎么是小号的?我要大号的。
Oh no. Why is it a small? I wanted a large.
喂,我在你们网站买了一件衣服。买的是大号,但是你们送了小号。
Hello, I bought a piece of clothing on your website. I bought a large, but you delivered a small.
我可以一心二用嘛。哟, 不愧是大乐队,那么大排场!爵士鼓、小号、长号、萨克斯风、钢琴、还有个指挥。搞这么一场演出还挺费劲的。
I can do two things at once. It sure deserves the name ''Big Band"-- such extravagance! Jazz drums, trumpets, trombones, saxaphones, piano, and there's a conductor, too. Putting on such a big show takes a lot of work.
噢,就是那种小号用得特别多的音乐吧。老实说,听多了有点头疼。今天有人唱吗?
Ah, it must be the kind of music that uses a lot of trumpets, huh? To tell you the truth, I get a headache after listen to too much of it. Will anybody be singing today?
这是小号。
This is a trumpet.