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小子 (xiǎo zi): Kid (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xiǎo小

small

Word Info

Pinyinxiǎo zi

Meaningkid, guy (often familiar or slightly derogatory)

Characters2

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子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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More common words that include characters from 小子.

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 子

儿子ér zison
杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
桌子zhuō zitable
椅子yǐ zichair

妻子

qī zi

wife

孩子hái zichild; children

本子běn zibook

个子gè ziheight; stature

4.

Example Sentences with 小子

zhè这

xiǎo小

zi子

zhēn真

cōng聪

míng明

，

kǎo考

shì试

yòu又

dé得

le了

dì第

yī一

míng名

。

This kid is really smart; he got first place in the exam again.

xiǎo小

zi子

，

bié别

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

dǎo捣

luàn

乱

！

Kid, don't cause trouble here!