How common it is
小型 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xiǎo xíng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
小型表示东西的规模不大，比较小。
Xiǎo xíng biǎoshì dōngxi de guīmó bù dà, bǐjiào xiǎo.
Small-scale means the size or scope of something is not big, relatively small.
Context note
我们可以说小型汽车，小型活动，或者小型公园。
Wǒmen kěyǐ shuō xiǎoxíng qìchē, xiǎoxíng huódòng, huòzhě xiǎoxíng gōngyuán.
We can say small car, small event, or small park.
5 examples
这是一个小型图书馆。
zhè shì yí gè xiǎo xíng tú shū guǎn。
This is a small-scale library.
我们举办了一个小型生日派对。
wǒ men jǔ bàn le yí gè xiǎo xíng shēng rì pài duì。
We held a small-scale birthday party.
小型汽车容易停车。
xiǎo xíng qì chē róng yì tíng chē。
Small cars are easy to park.
学校有一个小型花园。
xué xiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo xíng huā yuán。
The school has a small-scale garden.
这个小型比赛很有趣。
zhè ge xiǎo xíng bǐ sài hěn yǒu qù。
This small-scale competition is very interesting.
5 mini stories
小区里有一个小型游乐场。孩子们放学后去玩滑梯。
xiǎo qū lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo xíng yóu lè chǎng。 hái zi men fàng xué hòu qù wán huá tī。
There is a small-scale playground in the neighborhood. Children go to play on the slide after school.
我们班做了一个小型科学实验。大家都很兴奋。
wǒ men bān zuò le yí gè xiǎo xíng kē xué shí yàn。 dà jiā dōu hěn xīng fèn。
Our class did a small-scale science experiment. Everyone was very excited.
爸爸买了一辆小型自行车给我。我每天骑车上学。
bà ba mǎi le yí liàng xiǎo xíng zì xíng chē gěi wǒ。 wǒ měi tiān qí chē shàng xué。
Dad bought me a small-scale bicycle. I ride it to school every day.
公园里有一个小型喷泉。夏天小朋友喜欢在那里玩水。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo xíng pēn quán。 xià tiān xiǎo péng yǒu xǐ huan zài nà lǐ wán shuǐ。
There is a small-scale fountain in the park. In summer, children like to play with water there.
我们组织了一次小型清洁活动。大家一起捡垃圾。
wǒ men zǔ zhī le yí cì xiǎo xíng qīng jié huó dòng。 dà jiā yì qǐ jiǎn lā jī。
We organized a small-scale cleaning activity. Everyone picked up trash together.