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小小

xiǎo xiǎo · xiao xiao

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Meaning

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  1. very small
  2. very few
  3. very minor
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A tiny dog

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！那(nà)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)小小(xiǎoxiǎo)的(de)，真(zhēn)可爱(kěài)。

    Look! That puppy is so tiny, so cute.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)还(hái)小(xiǎo)。

    It's even smaller than my hat.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)小小(xiǎoxiǎo)的(de)一(yī)只(zhī)，能(néng)吃(chī)多少(duōshao)饭(fàn)？

    How much can such a tiny one eat?

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)的(de)饭碗(fànwǎn)也(yě)是(shì)小小(xiǎoxiǎo)的(de)。

    Its bowl is tiny too.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)的(de)叫声(jiàoshēng)特别(tèbié)大(dà)！

    But its bark is really loud!

  6. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)是(shì)个(gè)小小(xiǎoxiǎo)的(de)大嗓门(dàsǎngmén)！

    What a tiny loud voice!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)件(jiàn)小(xiǎo)小(xiǎo)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)，不(bú)用(yòng)太(tài)担(dān)心(xīn)。

This is just a very small matter, so there's no need to worry too much.

02

小(xiǎo)小(xiǎo)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)放(fàng)着(zhe)一(yì)张(zhāng)床(chuáng)和(hé)一(yì)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)。

In the very small room there is a bed and a table.

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