Usages of xiǎo
我们 决定 明天 一起 参加 一个 小 聚会。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
我 的 房间 很 小,但是 很 舒服。wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.
My room is small, but very comfortable.
她 的 声音 很 小, 在 公园 里 不 容易 听清楚, 比如 刚才 我 就 没 听懂。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
我 的 公寓 有 一 个 小 厨房 和 一 个 客厅, 厨房 里 有 一 个 冰箱。wǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
这 个 厨房 又 小 又 脏, 打扫 起来 很 麻烦。zhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.
This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.
他 说话 的 声音 很 小, 我 听 不 太 清楚。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bù tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
图书馆 北 边 有 一 个 小 公园, 南 边 是 银行。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.
周末 学校 有 一 个 小 比赛, 很 多 同学 都 要 参加。zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.
我 的 作业 里 常常 有 一些 小 错误, 但 是 老师 说 不 要 害怕。wǒ de zuòyè lǐ chángcháng yǒu yìxiē xiǎo cuòwù, dàn shì lǎoshī shuō bú yào hàipà.
There are often some small mistakes in my homework, but the teacher says not to be afraid.
生日 的 时候, 父母 送 给 她 一 件 小 礼物, 虽然 不 贵, 但是 她 很 高兴。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
周末 我们 想 去 郊区 参观 一 个 小 博物馆。zhōumò wǒmen xiǎng qù jiāoqū cānguān yí gè xiǎo bówùguǎn.
On the weekend we want to go to the suburbs to visit a small museum.
这 家 食堂 的 午饭 比 校园 外面 的 小 饭店 便宜 两 块。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.
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