小姐 xiǎojiě — Miss, young lady
xiǎojiě (third tone, dipping)xiao3jie3
Miss, young lady
HSK 1· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 1· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnounMeasure word 位Measure word 个
Meanings
Miss, young lady
A polite title for a young woman, placed after the surname (王小姐) or used alone. It is the counterpart of 先生.
noun
In mainland China 小姐 used on its own to hail a stranger now sounds risky, because it has acquired a second, disreputable sense. 王小姐 after a surname stays perfectly polite, and service staff are addressed as 服务员.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 小姐，请问这个多少钱？小姐，請問這個多少錢？Xiǎojiě, (third tone, dipping) qǐngwèn (third tone, dipping) zhège (fourth tone, falling) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···
Excuse me, miss — how much is this?
- 小姐，你好，请坐。小姐，你好，請坐。Xiǎojiě, (third tone, dipping) nǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo, (third tone, dipping) qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò. (fourth tone, falling)···
Good afternoon, miss — please take a seat.
Similar words
Words containing 小
- 小xiǎo (third tone, dipping)small, little
- 小时小時xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping)hour (a length of time)
- 小组小組xiǎo (third tone, dipping) zǔ (third tone, dipping)group
- 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
- 小说小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
- 小时候小時候xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)in one's childhood
- 大小dà (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)dimension
- 小学小學xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising)elementary school; primary school
- 小朋友xiǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)child
- 从小從小cóng (second tone, rising) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)from childhood
- 小型xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xíng (second tone, rising)small scale
- 小偷xiǎo (third tone, dipping) tōu (first tone, high and level)thief
- 缩小縮小suō (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)to reduce
- 小区小區xiǎo (third tone, dipping) qū (first tone, high and level)neighborhood
- 小人xiǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)person of low social status (old)
- 小声小聲xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)in a low voice
- 小品xiǎo (third tone, dipping) pǐn (third tone, dipping)short, simple literary or artistic creation