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小雪
  • [xiǎoxuě]

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

小雪 [xiǎoxuě]
  1. 1. noun Slight snow (20th solar term ), about November 22 of a year.
    过了小雪节气天就越来越冷了。
    It is getting colder after the Lesser Snow.
  2. 2. noun Light snow, the snowfall that no more than 2.5mm within 24 hours in meteorology.
    小朋友们玩得真欢, 完全顾不上正在下的小雪。
    The children are playing happily and forget about the snow completely.
  3. 3. noun Small snow.
    初春的小雪压弯了新绿的柳树枝。
    The snow of early spring bends the pale green branches of the willows.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

小雪 [xiǎoxuě]
  1. 1. 名 农历二十四节气之一,在每年公历11月22日前后。
  2. 2. 名 气象学上指24小时内降雪量不高于2.5毫米的雪。
  3. 3. 名 泛指不大的雪。
See more results for 小雪 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

外面飘着小雪。
Outside it was snowing slightly. → 飘
这时，小雪零星地下起来了。 → 零星
过了小雪节气天就越来越冷了。
It is getting colder after the Lesser Snow. → 小雪
小朋友们玩得真欢, 完全顾不上正在下的小雪。
The children are playing happily and forget about the snow completely. → 小雪
初春的小雪压弯了新绿的柳树枝。
The snow of early spring bends the pale green branches of the willows. → 小雪
The forecast calls for snow flurries tonight．
(天气)预示今晚下小雪。

Word Decomposition

小
[xiǎo] 		+ 雪
[xuě]

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