childhood; boy
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
childhood; early youth
dialectDialectal usage referring to the period of early childhood, often used in the patterns 从小儿 or 自小儿.
Wǒ我
cóng从
xiǎo小
r儿
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
huà画
huà画
。
I have loved drawing since childhood.
Tā他
zì自
xiǎo小
r儿
shēn身
tǐ体
jiù就
bù不
hǎo好
。
He has had poor health since he was little.
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Wǒ我
men们
shì是
cóng从
xiǎo小
r儿
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
péng朋
you友
。
We are friends who grew up together from childhood.
noun
boy; little boy
dialectInformal or dialectal term for a young boy, often used in affectionate or descriptive contexts.
Pàng胖
xiǎo小
r儿
zhēn真
kě可
ài爱
。
The chubby little boy is really cute.
Nà那
gè个
xiǎo小
r儿
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
That little boy is playing in the courtyard.
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Xiǎo小
r儿
men们
dōu都
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
pǎo跑
。
The boys are all running in the street.