🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

缩小版

Pronunciation / Transliteration: suǒ xiǎo bǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mini-me/ˈmɪn.i.miː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个小男孩简直是他父亲的缩小版。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, especially a child, who closely resembles another person in appearance, behavior, or attitudes, acting as a smaller version of them.

    "He dressed his toddler son in a matching tuxedo, proudly introducing him as his mini-me."
  2. 2

    A smaller scale replica or copy of something, such as an object or a vehicle.

    "The brand released a mini-me version of their iconic handbag for children."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the character 'Mini-Me', a diminutive clone of the fictional villain Dr. Evil in the 1999 comedy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shrug Me. The term rapidly transitioned from popular culture into general English to describe anyone who closely resembles, mimics, or acts as a miniature version of another person.

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