xiǎo quān zi
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.small social circle; narrow scope of activity

    • zǒu chū jiā tíng de xiǎo quān zi tóu shēn dào shè huì shēng huó zhong qù

      走出家庭小圈子投身社会生活

      Get out of the small circle of family and into the social life.

  • 2

    n.clique; small circle (or set) of people composed of persons who make use of one another for personal interest

    • hǎo xiàng měi gè xiǎo quān zi zhōng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de wèn tí

      好像小圈子自己问题

      It seemed like every clique had its own problems.

    • zhōng xué shēng zǔ chéng de xiǎo quān zi

      中学生组成小圈子

      the cliques formed by high school students

Word usage

  • "小圈子" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 小圈子

      one small circle