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Meaning of xiao | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
/ʃjaʊ/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Usually attached to a surname, signifying a little one, junior, small guy, younger person.
  3. A type of Chinese flute.

Equivalents

日本語
한국어
Русский сяо
ไทย เซียว
Tiếng Việt tiêu

Examples

“Chou studied violin and erhu (a two-stringed Chinese fiddle) and tried to emulate his second brother by dabbling in the harmonica, mandolin, xiao (a vertical Chinese flute), and the musical saw.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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