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Usages of xiǎo
他 今 年 二十 岁， 妹妹 比 他 小 两 岁。Tā jīnnián èrshí suì, mèimei bǐ tā xiǎo liǎng suì.
He is twenty years old this year; his younger sister is two years younger than him.
这 只 狗 很 小， 很 可爱。zhè zhī gǒu hěn xiǎo, hěn kě'ài.
This dog is very small and very cute.
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