小溪

• 拼音: xiǎo xī
• 汉字拆解: 小 = small; 溪 = 氵+ 奚 (water + a phonetic component — a mountain stream)

含义

Brook; stream. A small, narrow natural watercourse, typically flowing gently through countryside or forests.

Used in nature writing, poetry, and pastoral descriptions. 小溪 evokes tranquillity and rural beauty. Commonly contrasted with rivers (河流) and lakes (湖泊). Frequently appears in classical poetry and modern travel writing to set a serene, idyllic scene.

例句

1. 山间的小溪清澈见底，溪水在阳光下闪烁着细碎的光芒。
2. 孩子们在村口的小溪边嬉戏，捉鱼摸虾，笑声不断。
3. 她喜欢沿着小溪散步，聆听流水轻拍石头的声音，放松心情。

用法指南

语境: nature, literature, travel, poetry

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 营地旁有一条小溪常年流淌，为露营者提供了取水和洗漱的便利。(A brook flows year-round beside the campsite, providing campers with a convenient source of water for drinking and washing.)
• 这首古诗以山间小溪为意象，传达出诗人归隐山林、远离尘嚣的人生志向。(This classical poem uses a mountain brook as its central image to convey the poet's aspiration to retreat into the hills and leave behind the noise of the world.)

错误说法

• 小溪里有很多鱼可以吃 — overly casual; in formal or literary contexts, frame observations about 小溪 with appropriate descriptive language

起源与历史

小 (small) + 溪 (stream/brook) — a small natural stream

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal