小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 HSK 7-9
- clown
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More words with these characters
小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
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- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
- 小曲 xiǎo qǔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˇ siu2 kuk1 popular song
丑
- 出丑 出醜 chū chǒu ㄔㄨ ㄔㄡˇ ceot1 cau2 to make a fool of oneself
- 丑恶 醜惡 chǒu è ㄔㄡˇ ㄜˋ cau2 ok3 ugly
- 丑闻 醜聞 chǒu wén ㄔㄡˇ ㄨㄣˊ cau2 man4 scandal
- 丑陋 醜陋 chǒu lòu ㄔㄡˇ ㄌㄡˋ cau2 lau6 ugly
- 丁丑 dīng chǒu ㄉㄧㄥ ㄔㄡˇ ding1 cau2 fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
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- 丑时 丑時 chǒu shí ㄔㄡˇ ㄕˊ cau2 si4 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 丑角 chǒu jué ㄔㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ cau2 gok3 clown role in opera
- 丑鸭 丑鴨 chǒu yā ㄔㄡˇ ㄧㄚ cau2 aap3 (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- 丢丑 丟丑 diū chǒu ㄉㄧㄡ ㄔㄡˇ diu1 cau2 to lose face
- 乙丑 yǐ chǒu ㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ jyut3 cau2 second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
- 奇丑 奇醜 qí chǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄡˇ kei4 cau2 grotesque
- 子丑 zǐ chǒu ㄗˇ ㄔㄡˇ zi2 cau2 first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支
- 家丑 家醜 jiā chǒu ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ gaa1 cau2 family scandal
- 己丑 jǐ chǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ gei2 cau2 twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- 献丑 獻醜 xiàn chǒu ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄡˇ hin3 cau2 (used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
- 癸丑 guǐ chǒu ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄡˇ gwai3 cau2 fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
- 辛丑 xīn chǒu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˇ san1 cau2 thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
- 丑事 醜事 chǒu shì ㄔㄡˇ ㄕˋ cau2 si6 scandal
- 丑剧 醜劇 chǒu jù ㄔㄡˇ ㄐㄩˋ cau2 kek6 absurd drama
Idioms with these characters
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
Example sentences
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小丑 做 了 个 個 鬼脸 鬼臉 。
The clown made a funny face.
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他 衣着 衣著 像 个 個 绅士 紳士 ， 言行 举止 舉止 却 卻 像 个 個 小丑 。
His dress is that of a gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.
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