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小丑

xiǎo chǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

小丑 (xiǎo chǒu) means "clown". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 小丑 means

1. clown

The characters in 小丑

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 丑chǒuclown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year…

Example sentences

• 小丑做了个鬼脸。
  Xiǎochǒu zuò le ge guǐliǎn.
  The clown made a funny face.
• 他衣着像个绅士，言行举止却像个小丑。
  His dress is that of a gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.

Words starting with 小丑

• 小丑鱼xiǎo chǒu yúclownfish; anemonefish

Words containing 小丑

• 跳梁小丑tiào liáng xiǎo chǒu(idiom) clownish troublemaker; contemptible buffoon
• 幺麽小丑yāo mó xiǎo chǒu(idiom) insignificant wretch

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiǎo chǒu correctly.
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