狭小

• ピンイン: xiá xiǎo
• 漢字の分解: 狭 = 犭+ 夹 (animal radical + pinched between — narrow); 小 = three downward strokes — small, little

意味

狭くて小さい／手狭な

Primarily used to describe physical spaces that are both narrow and small: rooms, passageways, living quarters. Has a slightly negative connotation of constraint. Contrasts with 宽敞 (spacious, roomy).

例文

1. 这间狭小的阁楼虽然面积不大，却被她布置得温馨而实用。
2. 城市里许多老旧社区的楼道十分狭小，消防车根本无法进入。
3. 他在这狭小的工作台上完成了许多精妙的手工艺品。

使い方ガイド

場面: housing, urban planning, daily life, architecture

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 狭小的居住空间会长期损害身心健康，影响儿童发育和家庭关系，改善居住环境应纳入公共健康政策。(Cramped living spaces can harm physical and mental health over time, affecting children's development and family relations, so improving housing should be part of public health policy.)
• 建筑师把这套狭小公寓做成多功能空间，用折叠家具和收纳系统提升利用率，住起来也更明亮。(The architect turned this cramped apartment into a multifunctional space, using folding furniture and storage systems to improve efficiency and make it feel brighter.)

避ける言い方

• 狭小 and 狭窄 interchangeably — 狭小 means narrow AND small (both dimensions are limited), while 狭窄 focuses specifically on narrowness (one dimension); a corridor can be 狭窄 without being 狭小 if it is long

起源と歴史

狭 (narrow — 犭+ 夹, hemmed in) + 小 (small, little) — describing a space that is both narrow and small

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal