小鸟依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén

fig. cute and helpless-looking

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. cute and helpless-looking
  2. 2. lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
鸟 niǎo HSK 3
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
依 yī HSK 5
to depend on; according to; to comply with or listen to sb
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man