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小 雪

Level:

CME 2

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n.Slight Snow (20th solar term); (refer to 节气)
2
n.snowfall that has a precipitation of 2.5 mm or less within 24 hours
- jīn tiān xià le xiǎo xuě
  今天下了小雪。
  It snowed a little today.
3
n.scouther; spit
- wū wài xià zhe xiǎo xuě tā kāi xīn de pǎo chū qù dǎ xuě zhàng le
  屋外下着小雪，她开心地跑出去打雪仗了。
  It was snowing lightly outside, and she went out to have a snowball fight happily.

common measure word
"小雪" is often matched with measure word "场"or"阵".
- 一场小雪
  one light snow
- 一阵小雪
  one flurry of light snow

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