xiù zhēn
pocket-size; pocket
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她把袖珍相机放进口袋里。
tā bǎ xiùzhēn xiàngjī fàngjìn kǒudàilǐ.
She put the compact camera in her pocket.
他收藏了很多袖珍玩具。
tā shōucángle hěnduō xiùzhēn wánjù.
He collected many miniature toys.
袖珍版的小说很受欢迎。
xiùzhēnbǎn de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.
The pocket-sized novels are very popular.
袖珍本 (xiùzhēnběn)
pocket edition
袖珍型 (xiùzhēnxíng)
miniature
巨大 (jùdà)
huge
庞大 (pángdà)
enormous
The Chinese word 袖珍 (xiùzhēn) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 袖 (xiù) and 珍 (zhēn). The character 袖 originally meant "sleeve", but in modern Chinese, it is often used to refer to something small or pocket-sized. The character 珍 means "precious" or "valuable". Together, the two characters 袖珍 literally mean "sleeve-sized treasure". This term is used to describe something that is small and exquisite, often a miniature or a small, valuable object. For example, 袖珍相机 (xiùzhēn xiàngjī) means "miniature camera", and 袖珍版 (xiùzhēn bǎn) means "pocket edition".
