狭小 xiáxiǎo narrow
How to remember 狭小: 狭 narrow + 小 small = narrow.
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How it is used
- Small and cramped in space - 房间很狭小 (fángjiān hěn xiáxiǎo) the room is poky and tight.
- Combines 狭 (narrow) + 小 (small): stresses both narrowness and overall smallness, more than plain 小.
- Can extend to scope: 狭小的圈子 (xiáxiǎo de quānzi) a small, limiting social circle.