# 小丑 (xiǎochǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 小丑 (xiǎochǒu) means “clown; buffoon”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: clown; buffoon
- Pinyin: xiǎochǒu (xiao3 chou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 小丑的表演逗得孩子们大笑。
  Xiǎochǒu de biǎoyǎn dòu de háiizimen dàxiào.
  The clown's performance made the children laugh out loud.

## Characters

- [小](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-small/) (xiǎo): small; little
- [丑](https://hanziro.com/word/chou-ugly/) (chǒu): ugly; shameful

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-chou-clown/

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