How to say “Do you have a small size?” in Chinese
“Do you have a small size?” in Chinese is 有小号吗？, written in pinyin as Yǒu xiǎo hào ma?.
有小号吗？
Yǒu xiǎo hào ma?
Do you have a small size?
Word by word
What each part of 有小号吗？ actually means.
- 有yǒuto have
- 小xiǎosmall
- 号hàosize
- 吗maquestion particle
When you use it
- Say it while holding up the garment whose size does not fit, so the staff can see which piece you mean and fetch the next size from the stockroom.
- Clothing sizes are 小号 (small), 中号 (medium) and 大号 (large), and most shops keep other sizes in the back rather than on the rack.
Use 有小号吗？ in shopping situations. Prices, sizes, bargaining and paying.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
有中号吗？
Yǒu zhōng hào ma?
Do you have a medium?
The three rack grades are fixed: 小号 S, 中号 M, 大号 L — learn one and you have learned all three.
有大一号的吗？
Yǒu dà yí hào de ma?
Do you have one size up?
号 counts size steps: 大一号 is one size bigger, 小一号 is one size smaller.
有别的尺码吗？
Yǒu biéde chǐmǎ ma?
Does it come in other sizes?
尺码 is the general word for garment sizes, useful when you want the whole range rather than one grade.
What usually trips people up
- 小号 means size S on a clothing rack, but the same word is also a small cup at a drink stand or a trumpet in an orchestra — holding up the garment removes every doubt about which you mean.
- Size racks and size labels are always the grade names 小号 / 中号 / 大号, not adjectives — asking 这个有小的吗 points at small things in sight, not at the size grade.
- Chinese sizes usually run smaller than US or EU sizes, so the 中号 that fits you at home may pinch here — check the numbered label (the 165/88A style) or try the piece on before paying.
What you might hear back
- 我去后面拿一下。Wǒ qù hòumiàn ná yíxiàLet me grab one from the back.
- 就剩这一件了。Jiù shèng zhè yí jiàn leThis is the only one left.
- 这个码正合适。Zhège mǎ zhèng héshìThat size fits just right.
Common questions
- How do you say "Do you have a small size?" in Chinese?
- "Do you have a small size?" in Chinese is 有小号吗？ — written in pinyin as Yǒu xiǎo hào ma?. It is a shopping phrase you would use in China.
- What does 有小号吗？ mean in Chinese?
- 有小号吗？ (Yǒu xiǎo hào ma?) means "Do you have a small size?". Broken down word by word: 有 (yǒu) means "to have"; 小 (xiǎo) means "small"; 号 (hào) means "size"; 吗 (ma) means "question particle".
- When would you use "Do you have a small size?" in Chinese?
- Say it while holding up the garment whose size does not fit, so the staff can see which piece you mean and fetch the next size from the stockroom. Clothing sizes are 小号 (small), 中号 (medium) and 大号 (large), and most shops keep other sizes in the back rather than on the rack.
Where you'll use it
有小号吗？ comes up in these situations, in this order.
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