小新

Xiǎoxīn
proper noun

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

HSK 4
Xiǎoxīn shì yí ge tèbié tiáopí de xiǎo nánhái.
Shin-chan is a particularly naughty little boy.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ xiǎoshíhou 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, by 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

xiǎo
xīn