# 小卒 (xiǎozú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 小卒 (xiǎozú) means “pawn; foot soldier; minor figure”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: pawn; foot soldier; minor figure
- Pinyin: xiǎozú (xiao3 zu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在公司里只是个普通小卒。
  Tā zài gōngsī lǐ zhǐshì gè pǔtōng xiǎozú.
  He is just an ordinary minor figure in the company.

## Characters

- [小](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-small/) (xiǎo): small; little
- 卒 (zú): soldier; servant

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-zu-pawn/

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