Word information
Simplified从小
Traditional從小
Pinyincóngxiǎo
Part of speech副
HSK 3.02
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 从小
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
小xiǎo
small; tiny; few; young
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child); CL:個|个[ge4]
小时xiǎoshíhour; CL:個|个[ge4]
小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner
从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor; surname Cong; variant of 從|从[cong2]