Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name

Etymologies

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Mandarin 晓敏 ("Xiǎomǐn"), probably originally 小敏 ("Xiǎomǐn"), diminutive of  ("Mǐn").

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Examples

  • "In major cities, the number of women enrolled in schools is equal to men, so they're becoming more aware of their status and more aware of their independence," said Chen Xiaomin, director of the Women's Studies Center at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • "In major cities, the number of women enrolled in schools is equal to men, so they're becoming more aware of their status and more aware of their independence," said Chen Xiaomin, director of the Women's Studies Center at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • "In major cities, the number of women enrolled in schools is equal to men, so they're becoming more aware of their status and more aware of their independence," said Chen Xiaomin, director of the Women's Studies Center at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • According to Guo Xiaomin, a former official with the Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency who managed the report’s mainland researchers, the information was officially excluded from initial drafts of the report owing to reliability concerns and because of fears that its inclusion would make the report too bulky.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • According to Guo Xiaomin, a former official with the Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency who managed the report’s mainland researchers, the information was officially excluded from initial drafts of the report owing to reliability concerns and because of fears that its inclusion would make the report too bulky.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • According to Guo Xiaomin, a former official with the Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency who managed the report’s mainland researchers, the information was officially excluded from initial drafts of the report owing to reliability concerns and because of fears that its inclusion would make the report too bulky.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

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