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小名 (xiǎo míng): Childhood nickname — Meaning & Stroke Order

1.

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2.

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3.

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小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xiǎo小

small

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Pinyinxiǎo míng

Meaningchildhood nickname; pet name used informally at home

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名 • míng • name • HSK 3.0 · L2

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míng名

name

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 小名.

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
小时xiǎo shíhour
小孩儿xiǎo hái rchild; kid
小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood

Words with 名

名字míng zigiven name
姓名xìng míngsurname and given name
名人míng rénpersonage
名单míng dānlist of names

有名

yǒu míng

famous

报名bào míngsign up

点名diǎn míngroll call

著名zhù míngfamous

4.

Example Sentences with 小名

wǒ我

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

de的

xiǎo小

míng名

shì是

nǎi奶

nai奶

gěi给

wǒ我

qǐ起

de的

。

My childhood nickname was given to me by my grandmother.

tā他

zhǎng长

dà大

yǐ以

hòu后

jiù就

bù不

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

chǎng场

hé合

，

qǐng请

yòng用

dà大

bié别

rén人

jiào叫

tā他

de的

xiǎo小

míng名

le了

。

After he grew up, he didn't like others calling him by his childhood nickname anymore.

míng名

，

bù不

yào要

yòng用

xiǎo小

míng名

。

On formal occasions, please use your formal name, not your childhood nickname.