中小 (zhōng) — small and medium-sized (attributive)

Definition

An attributive adjective used almost only in fixed terms like 中小企业 ('SMEs') and 中小城市, referring to small and medium-sized entities together as one category. Never used predicatively (not '这个企业很中小').

adjective

small and medium-sized (attributive)

Examples

中小。
Zhèng fǔ wèi zhōng qǐ yè tí gōng le hěn duō yōu huì zhèng cè.
The government provides many preferential policies for small and medium-sized enterprises.
中小。
Zhè zuò zhōng chéng shì de jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
This small and medium-sized city's economy is developing very quickly.
中小。
zhōng Yín háng zài bāng zhù běn dì qǐ yè fāng miàn fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng.
Small and medium-sized banks have played an important role in helping local enterprises.

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