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Usages of xiǎo

我们Wǒmen　决定juédìng　明天míngtiān　一起yìqǐ　参加cānjiā　一yí个gè　小xiǎo　聚会jùhuì。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
我wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　很hěn　小xiǎo，但是dànshì　很hěn　舒服shūfu。wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.
My room is small, but very comfortable.
她Tā　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　不bù　容易róngyì　听清楚tīngqīngchu，　比如bǐrú　刚才gāngcái　我wǒ　就jiù　没méi　听懂tīngdǒng。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wǒ　的de　公寓gōngyù　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　厨房chúfáng　和hé　一yí　个gè　客厅kètīng，　厨房chúfáng　里lǐ　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　冰箱bīngxiāng。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zhè　个gè　厨房chúfáng　又yòu　小xiǎo　又yòu　脏zāng，　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　很hěn　麻烦máfan。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tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　听tīng　不bú　太tài　清楚qīngchu。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
图书馆túshūguǎn　北běi　边bian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán，　南nán　边bian　是shì　银行yínháng。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zhōumò　学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　比赛bǐsài，　很hěn　多duō　同学tóngxué　都dōu　要yào　参加cānjiā。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wǒ　的de　作业zuòyè　里lǐ　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　小xiǎo　错误cuòwù，　但dàn　是shì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　不bú　要yào　害怕hàipà。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shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bú　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bú 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zhōumò　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　参观cānguān　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　博物馆bówùguǎn。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Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　的de　午饭wǔfàn　比bǐ　校园xiàoyuán　外面wàimiàn　的de　小xiǎo　饭店fàndiàn　便宜piányi　两liǎng　块kuài。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.
我wǒ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán。wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán.
There is a small park near my home.
这件Zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　的de　尺码chǐmǎ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　穿chuān　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn。Zhèjiàn yīfu de chǐmǎ yǒudiǎnr xiǎo, wǒ chuān de shíhou juéde bú tài héshēn.
The size of this piece of clothing is a bit small; when I wear it, it doesn’t fit very well.
篝火gōuhuǒ　一会儿yíhuìr　很hěn　大dà，　一会儿yíhuìr　很hěn　小xiǎo。gōuhuǒ yíhuìr hěn dà, yíhuìr hěn xiǎo.
The campfire is large one moment and small the next.
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