小 xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
小朋友
xiǎopéngyǒu
child, kid
Characters in this word
朋 péng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
友 yǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小朋友，你叫什么名字？ Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Little one, what's your name?
- 那个小朋友是我弟弟。 Nà ge xiǎopéngyǒu shì wǒ dìdi. That little one is my younger brother.
- 小朋友喜欢玩儿。 Xiǎopéngyǒu xǐhuan wánr. Kids love to play.
- 小朋友在学校吗？ Xiǎopéngyou zài xuéxiào ma? Is the child at school?
- 小朋友请坐下。 Xiǎopéngyou qǐng zuòxia. Please sit down, little one.
- 小朋友不喝茶。 Xiǎopéngyou bù hē chá. The child doesn't drink tea.
- 小朋友想看电影吗？ Xiǎopéngyou xiǎng kàn diànyǐng ma? Does the child want to watch a movie?
- 妈妈给小朋友买书。 Māma gěi xiǎopéngyou mǎi shū. Mom buys a book for the child.
- 小朋友在门口等。 Xiǎopéngyou zài ménkǒu děng. The child is waiting at the entrance.
- 小朋友别动。 Xiǎopéngyou bié dòng. Don't move, little one.
Related words
- 小 xiǎo small, little
- 小孩儿 xiǎoháir child
- 小姐 xiǎojiě miss, young lady
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 小学 xiǎoxué primary school
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
- 大小 dàxiǎo size
- 小 xiǎo little (affectionate prefix)
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel