小人

xiǎo rén

HSK 7 noun

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Meaning 释义

  1. person of low social status (old)
  2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. nasty person
  4. vile character

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

跟gēn小人xiǎorén说理shuōlǐ，就jiù如同rútóng对牛弹琴duìniútánqín。

Reasoning with a villain is pointless.

Tatoeba #5791242

他tā是shì个gè卑鄙bēibǐ小人xiǎorén。

He is a despicable person.

Tatoeba #9961328

君子jūnzǐ为wèi目标mùbiāo，小人xiǎorén为wèi目的mùdì。

A gentleman aims for virtue, while a petty person aims for profit.

Tatoeba #838354

君子jūnzǐ立lì恒héng志zhì，小人xiǎorén恒héng立志lìzhì。

A gentleman sets his mind to a task, while a petty person is always setting his mind to it.

Tatoeba #848255

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

像 xiàng HSK 3 小 xiǎo HSK 1 住 zhù HSK 1 意思 yì si HSK 2 小时 xiǎo shí HSK 1 每 měi HSK 2 小姐 xiǎo jie HSK 5 坏 huài HSK 2

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