小新

Xiǎoxīn
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Shin-chan, short for 蜡笔小新 (Crayon Shin-chan), the mischievous 5-year-old protagonist of the Japanese manga/anime by Yoshito Usui

Examples

Xiǎoxīn shì yí ge tèbié tiáopí de xiǎo nánhái.
Shin-chan is a particularly naughty little boy.
Wǒ xiǎo shíhou měitiān dōu kàn 《Làbǐ Xiǎoxīn》.
When I was a kid I watched 'Crayon Shin-chan' every day.

Tips

culture
蜡笔小新 (Crayon Shin-chan, /Yoshito Usui, 1990–) has been dubbed into Mandarin continuously since the 1990s; 小新 is so iconic that the name alone means the character in casual speech.
usage
小新 is also a generic pet name meaning roughly 'little newbie' — (little) + (new). Context decides whether someone means the cartoon or just a nickname.

Stroke Order

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