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中小

中小

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
small; tiny; few; young
simp. and trad.
(中小)

Adjective

中小

  1. small to medium

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From (chū, "middle," "medium") + (shō, "small," "little")

Noun

中小 (hiragana ちゅうしょう, romaji chūshō)

  1. small to medium

Compounds

  • 大中小 (daichūshō): large, medium, or small
  • 中小企業 (chūshō kigyō): smaller companies
  • 中小企業庁 (chūshō kigyō chō): the Japanese Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
  • 中小諸国家 (chūshō sho-kokka): medium and small nations