HSK by Foorsa
HSK GuideHSK by Foorsa

穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié — lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

chuān (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xié (second tone, rising)chuan1 xiao3 xie2

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Practise this wordAsk the AI tutor

Meanings

  1. lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

    lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 穿
    chuān (first tone, high and level)

    to pierce, to bore through; to pass through, to cross; to wear, to put on (clothes, shoes)

    9 strokes⿱穴牙Radical 穴
  • 小
    xiǎo (third tone, dipping)

    small, little; young, junior

    3 strokesRadical 小