Meaning of 穿小鞋
穿小鞋 means to make things difficult for someone; to create obstacles. Pronounced chuān xiǎo xié. HSK 7-9.
- to make things difficult for someone; to create obstacles
Definitions & Examples
Yīn因
wèi为
tí提
le了
fǎn反
duì对
yì意
jiàn见
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
kāi开
shǐ始
gěi给
tā他
chuān穿
xiǎo小
xié鞋
。
Because he voiced a different opinion, his boss began to make things difficult for him.
Tā她
zài在
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zǒng总
bèi被
chuān穿
xiǎo小
xié鞋
，
zuì最
hòu后
zhǐ只
hǎo好
cí辞
zhí职
。
She was constantly being given a hard time at that company and eventually had to resign.
Bù不
róng容
xǔ许
gěi给
fā发
biǎo表
bù不
tóng同
yì意
jiàn见
de的
qún群
zhòng众
chuān穿
xiǎo小
xié鞋
。
We must not allow the people who express different opinions to be secretly penalized.
Xīn新
lái来
de的
yuán员
gōng工
yīn因
wèi为
bù不
dǒng懂
guī规
ju矩
，
jīng经
cháng常
bèi被
zhǔ主
guǎn管
chuān穿
xiǎo小
xié鞋
。
The new employee, because he didn't know the unwritten rules, was often targeted with subtle obstruction by his supervisor.
Chuān穿
xiǎo小
xié鞋
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fēi非
cháng常
yǐn隐
huì晦
de的
zhí职
chǎng场
bà霸
líng凌
。
Giving someone a hard time is a very subtle form of workplace bullying.