No. 58 in Chinese
小
Small.
In a sentence
他喜欢喝小杯咖啡。
He likes to drink small cups of coffee.
The word '小' is used here as an adjective describing the size of the cup.
我小时候住在乡下。
When I was little, I lived in the countryside.
The word '小' is used here in a compound word '小时候' meaning 'when I was little', referring to a younger age.
这个问题不小，我们需要认真处理。
This issue is not minor; we need to handle it seriously.
The word '小' is used here to express the significance of the problem in the phrase '不小', meaning 'not small' or 'significant'.
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