微型 wēixíng miniature
miniature; micro-; tiny
How to remember 微型: 微 small + 型 pattern = miniature.
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How it is used
- An attributive meaning miniature/micro- in size - 微型相机 (wēixíng xiàngjī) a miniature camera; 微型小说 (flash fiction).
- Prefix-like; bonds tightly to a following noun (微型企业 micro-enterprise), unlike 小型 (xiǎoxíng, small-scale) which is merely small.
- Technical/product register; the smallest tier in 微型/小型/中型/大型.