中小
Chinese
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | small; tiny; few; young | ||
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simp. and trad. (中小) | 中 | 小 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
中小
- (attributive) small to medium
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 小 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 | しょう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 中 (chū, “middle, medium”) + 小 (shō, “small, little”).
Noun
中小 (hiragana ちゅうしょう, rōmaji chūshō)
- small to medium
Derived terms
- 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