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小子

xiǎo zǐ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

小子 (xiǎo zǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) youngster”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (literary) youngster
  2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)

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Example

這個小子很調皮。

This kid is naughty.

Related words at this level

銷售小便小伙子小看小組孝順笑嘻嘻效應

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).