Chinese word

小拇指

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiǎo mǔ zhǐ

Meaning

  • nounpinky

Example

请把戒指戴在小拇指上。qǐng bǎ jiè zhǐ dài zài xiáo mú zhǐ shàng

Put the ring on your pinky.

Illustration for 小拇指 (pinky)

More examples

我把戒指从小拇指上取下来。wǒ bǎ jiè zhǐ cóng xiáo mú zhǐ shàng qǔ xià lái

I took the ring off my pinky.

Core concept

A short, narrow finger forming the hand's outside edge beyond the ring finger.

Common phrases

  • 把戒指戴在小拇指上bǎ jiè zhǐ dài zài xiáo mú zhǐ shàng

    put a ring on the pinky

  • 弯曲小拇指wān qū xiáo mú zhǐ

    bend the pinky

  • 夹到小拇指jiā dào xiáo mú zhǐ

    pinch the pinky

Similar words

拇指mú zhǐ: The short, thick finger at the side of the hand nearest the wrist.
食指shí zhǐ: The finger commonly used for pointing at things or pressing buttons.
中指zhōng zhǐ: The long finger in the center of the hand.
无名指wú míng zhǐ: The finger commonly used for wearing a wedding ring.

Definition in Chinese

手上最小的一根指头，末端最细，位于无名指的外侧。shǒu shàng zuì xiǎo de yì gēn zhǐ tou mò duān zuì xì wèi yú wú míng zhǐ de wài cè

Word origin

The compound 小拇指 (xiǎomǔzhǐ, "pinky") uses 小 (xiǎo, "small") to distinguish this finger from 拇指 (mǔzhǐ, "thumb"), whose name supplies the comparison.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 根 (gēn, "long slender object") commonly counts fingers, so finger counts use the same measure word as other narrow, elongated objects.

Opposites

  • 大拇指dà mú zhǐthumbnoun

Related words

  • 小拇指甲xiáo mú zhǐ jiǎpinky nailnoun
  • 小拇指头xiáo mú zhǐ toupinky fingertipnoun

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