小皇帝

xiǎohuángdì

noun

Meanings

1 "little emperor", a spoiled only child
2 child emperor

Characters

emperor; imperial

Examples

HSK 2

他是家里的小皇帝，要什么就有什么。

Tā shì jiālǐ de xiǎohuángdì, yào shénme jiù yǒu shénme.

He's the little emperor of the family: whatever he wants, he gets.

HSK 7-9

溥仪不到三岁就当上了小皇帝。

Pǔyí búdào sān suì jiù dāngshàng le xiǎohuángdì.

Puyi became a child emperor before he was three.

Tips

culture

The label spread in the 1980s for the 独生子女 generation, children doted on by two parents and four grandparents. It was always a stereotype and now sounds dated. A spoiled girl is a 小公主 "little princess".

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

皇 huáng

帝 dì