小子 xiǎo zǐ

(literary) youngster

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 667th word

Definitions

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

See also: xiǎo zi

Characters

Character Meaning
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child