小于 (xiǎo yú) — less than (in comparison)

Definition

Examples

• 他的年龄小于三十岁。
  Tā de nián líng xiǎo yú sān shí suì.
  His age is less than thirty.
• 这个数小于那个数，所以选小的。
  Zhè ge shù xiǎo yú nà ge shù, suǒ yǐ xuǎn xiǎo de.
  This number is less than that one, so pick the smaller one.
• 当气温小于零度时，水会结冰。
  Dāng qì wēn xiǎo yú líng dù shí, shuǐ huì jié bīng.
  When the temperature is less than zero, water freezes.