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小人 (xiǎo rén): Villain / Evil person (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

小人 consists of 2 characters.

小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

xiǎo小

small

人 • rén • person; people • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

rén人

person; people

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Pinyinxiǎo rén

MeaningVillain / Evil person

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

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3.

How to Use 小人 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 小人 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith提防

dí提

fáng防

xiǎo小

rén人

neutral

beware of villains

Adjective + Noun

shì势

lì利

xiǎo小

rén人

neutral

snobbish person

Idiomwith得志

xiǎo小

rén人

dé得

zhì志

Noun + Conjunction + Nounwith君子

jūn君

zǐ子

yǔ与

xiǎo小

rén人

4.

Example Sentences with 小人

tā他

shì是

xiǎo小

rén人

。

He is a petty person.

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

xiǎo小

rén人

formal

despicable villain

formal

villain gets his way

formal

Written

gentleman and villain

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

duì对

nǐ你

yǒu友

hǎo好

，

bèi背

dì地

lǐ里

què却

shì是

gè个

shí十

zú足

de的

xiǎo小

rén人

。

He appears friendly to you on the surface, but behind your back, he is a complete villain.

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

dāng当

jǐng警

tì惕

nà那

xiē些

kǒu口

mì蜜

fù腹

jiàn剑

de的

xiǎo小

rén人

。

In the workplace, we should be wary of those villains who are honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted.

bú不

yào要

hé和

xiǎo小

rén人

zuò做

péng朋

yǒu友

。

Don't make friends with petty people.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

hái还

méi没

yǒu有

rèn认

qīng清

nà那

ge个

xiǎo小

rén人

de的

zhēn真

shí实

miàn面

mù目

ma吗

？

Haven't you yet recognized the true face of that villain?

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

tā他

huì会

shì是

nà那

zhǒng种

bèi背

hòu后

tǒng捅

dāo刀

zǐ子

de的

xiǎo小

rén人

。

I never thought he would be the kind of villain who stabs people in the back.

nà那

ge个

xiǎo小

rén人

zǒng总

shì是

shuō说

bié别

rén人

de的

huài坏

huà话

。

That petty person always speaks ill of others.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

wěi伪

zhuāng装

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

，

dàn但

zhōng终

jiū究

hái还

shì是

bào暴

lù露

le了

zì自

jǐ己

xiǎo小

rén人

de的

běn本

xìng性

。

Although he disguised himself well, he ultimately revealed his villainous nature.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 小人.

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
小时xiǎo shíhour
小吃xiǎo chīsnack
小说xiǎo shuōnovel
小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziyoungster; lad
小气xiǎo qistingy; mean
小麦xiǎo màiwheat
渺小miǎo xiǎotiny; negligible; insignificant

Words with 人

家人jiā rénfamily member
别人bié renother people
名人míng rénpersonage
大人dà renadult
女人

nǚ rén

woman

客人kè rénguest

爱人ài renspouse (PRC)

男人nán réna man