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小人
(xiǎo rén): Villain / Evil person (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 小人.
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
Words with
人
家人
jiā rén
family member
别人
bié ren
other people
名人
míng rén
personage
大人
dà ren
adult
女人
nǚ rén
woman
客人
kè rén
guest
爱人
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
男人
nán rén
a man
4.
How to Use 小人 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
提防
dí
提
fáng
防
xiǎo
小
rén
人
neutral
beware of villains
Adjective + Noun
shì
势
lì
利
xiǎo
小
rén
人
Idiom
with
得志
xiǎo
小
rén
人
dé
得
zhì
志
Noun + Conjunction + Noun
with
君子
jūn
君
zǐ
子
yǔ
与
xiǎo
小
rén
人
5.
Example Sentences with 小人
tā
他
shì
是
xiǎo
小
rén
人
。
He is a petty person.
neutral
snobbish 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.
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
ren
人
de
的
huài
坏
huà
话
。
That petty person always speaks ill of others.
