小型
HSK 4 (2021)
小型 (xiǎoxíng) · small-sized
小型 (xiǎoxíng) means “small-sized; small-scale”. It is written with 2 characters: 小 (small) + 型 (type). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 小型 is built
The characters
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
型 xíng · type
What 型 is made of
- 刑xíng — punishment
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 开kāi — to open
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 刑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个小型会议。Zhè shì yī gè xiǎoxíng huìyì.This is a small meeting.
我们需要一台小型冰箱。Wǒmen xūyào yī tái xiǎoxíng bīngxiāng.We need a small fridge.
Questions about 小型
What does 小型 mean?
小型 (xiǎoxíng) means “small-sized; small-scale”.
How do you pronounce 小型?
小型 is pronounced xiǎoxíng.
Which HSK level is 小型?
小型 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 小型 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.