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小 xiǎo small / tiny / few / young
Results beginning with 小
小case xiǎo c a s e (slang) a piece of cake / a simple matter
小说 xiǎo shuō novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
小时 xiǎo shí hour / CL:個|个[ge4]
小姐 xiǎo jie young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
小学 xiǎo xué elementary school / primary school
小组 xiǎo zǔ group
小区 xiǎo qū housing estate / community / neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful / to take care
小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
小孩 xiǎo hái child / CL:個|个[ge4]
小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size
小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
小麦 xiǎo mài wheat / CL:粒[li4]
小事 xiǎo shì trifle / trivial matter / CL:點|点[dian3]
小康 xiǎo kāng moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity
小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
小偷 xiǎo tōu thief
小镇 xiǎo zhèn small town / village
小狗 xiǎo gǒu pup / puppy
小声 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
小儿 xiǎo ér young child / (humble) my son
小儿 xiǎo r (coll.) early childhood / baby boy
小于 xiǎo yú less than, <
小屋 xiǎo wū cabin / lodge / cottage / chalet / hut / shed
小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain / drizzle
小吃 xiǎo chī street food / snack
小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小鸟 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
小路 xiǎo lù minor road / lane / pathway / trail
小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp
小城 xiǎo chéng small town
小泉 Xiǎo quán Koizumi (name) / KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
小结 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up
小雪 Xiǎo xuě Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 22nd November-6th December
小岛 xiǎo dǎo isle
小牛 xiǎo niú calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
小队 xiǎo duì section (UK)
小贝 Xiǎo bèi "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3])
小车 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
小刀 xiǎo dāo knife / CL:把[ba3]
小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
小腿 xiǎo tuǐ lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
小腹 xiǎo fù underbelly / lower abdomen
小看 xiǎo kàn to look down on / to underestimate
小编 xiǎo biān editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
小气 xiǎo qì stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty
小将 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
小便 xiǎo biàn urine / to urinate / (euphemism) penis or vulva
小鸡 xiǎo jī chick
小伙 xiǎo huǒ young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4]
小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
小船 xiǎo chuán boat
小米 xiǎo mǐ millet
小巷 xiǎo xiàng alley
小资 xiǎo zī petit bourgeois / yuppie / abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
小号 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
小林 Xiǎo lín Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
小溪 xiǎo xī brook / streamlet
小本 xiǎo běn small capital / on a shoestring
小红 xiǎo hóng Xiaohong (person name)
小样 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
小马 xiǎo mǎ colt / pony
小丑 xiǎo chǒu clown
小桥 Xiǎo Qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
小二 xiǎo èr waiter
小贩 xiǎo fàn peddler / hawker
小包 xiǎo bāo packet
小径 xiǎo jìng alley / trail
小三 xiǎo sān mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
小费 xiǎo fèi tip / gratuity
小调 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music)
小球 xiǎo qiú sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
小树 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1]
小青 xiǎo qīng name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake
小节 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music)
小女 xiǎo nu:3 my daughter (humble)
小兰 xiǎo lán Xiaolan (person name)
小数 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
小觑 xiǎo qù to despise / to have contempt for
小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child / childhood name
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
小指 xiǎo zhǐ little finger
小黄 xiǎo huáng (coll.) taxicab (Tw)
小羊 xiǎo yáng lamb
小辈 xiǎo bèi the younger generation
小波 xiǎo bō wavelet (math.)
小计 xiǎo jì subtotal
小报 xiǎo bào tabloid newspaper
小视 xiǎo shì to belittle / to look down upon / to despise
小鼠 xiǎo shǔ mouse
小脚 xiǎo jiǎo bound feet (traditional)
小瓶 xiǎo píng vial
小圆 xiǎo yuán small circle
小民 xiǎo mín ordinary people / commoner / civilian
小憩 xiǎo qì to rest for a bit / to take a breather
小姨 xiǎo yí mother's youngest sister / wife's younger sister / sister-in-law
小肠 xiǎo cháng small intestine
小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song / folk tune / ballad
小病 xiǎo bìng minor illness / indisposition
小写 xiǎo xiě lowercase
小巴 xiǎo bā minibus
小豆 xiǎo dòu see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
小寒 Xiǎo hán Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 6th-19th January
小我 xiǎo wǒ the self / the individual
小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister / husband's younger sister / sister-in-law
小犬 xiǎo quǎn puppy / my son (humble)
小头 xiǎo tóu the smaller part or share of sth
小睡 xiǎo shuì to nap / to doze
小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn
小量 xiǎo liàng a small quantity
小袋 xiǎo dài pouch
小官 xiǎo guān petty official / minor functionary
小票 xiǎo piào receipt / banknote of small denomination
小葱 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion
小川 Xiǎo chuān Ogawa (Japanese surname)
小农 xiǎo nóng smallholder
小传 xiǎo zhuàn sketch biography / profile
小丘 xiǎo qiū hill / knoll
小乘 Xiǎo chéng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
小乘 Xiǎo shèng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother / brother-in-law
小游 xiǎo yóu outing / short trip
小港 Xiǎo gǎng Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
小开 xiǎo kāi (dialect) boss's son / rich man's son / young master
小脑 xiǎo nǎo cerebellum (part of the brain)
小寨 Xiǎo zhài Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
小解 xiǎo jiě to urinate / to empty one's bladder
小灶 xiǎo zào mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
小管 xiǎo guǎn young squid (Tw)
小项 xiǎo xiàng small item / event (of program)
小考 xiǎo kǎo quiz
小舌 xiǎo shé uvula
小过 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much
小篆 xiǎo zhuàn the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
小鼓 xiǎo gǔ snare drum
小建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
小产 xiǎo chǎn to miscarry / a miscarriage / an abortion
小暑 Xiǎo shǔ Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 7th-22nd July
小褂 xiǎo guà close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
小罪  minor offence / petty offence
小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice / greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool / idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
小半 xiǎo bàn a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
小鸨 xiǎo bǎo (bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
小辫 xiǎo biàn pigtail
Approximate Results for 小
大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate
从小 cóng xiǎo from childhood / from a young age
最小 zuì xiǎo least / smallest
缩小 suō xiǎo to reduce / to decrease / to shrink
减小 jiǎn xiǎo to reduce / to decrease / to diminish
国小 guó xiǎo elementary school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2]
细小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute
胆小 dǎn xiǎo cowardice / timid
微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal
狭小 xiá xiǎo narrow
渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant
弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children
娇小 jiāo xiǎo petite / delicate / dainty
瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built / petite
矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized
极小 jí xiǎo minimal / extremely small
幼小 yòu xiǎo young / immature
老小 lǎo xiǎo the old and the young / the youngest member of the family
家小 jiā xiǎo wife and children / wife
附小 fù xiǎo affiliated elementary school (abbr. for 附屬小學|附属小学[fu4 shu3 xiao3 xue2])
初小 chū xiǎo lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2])
打小 dǎ xiǎo (dialect) from childhood / from a young age
发小 fà xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
眇小 miǎo xiǎo variant of 渺小[miao3 xiao3]
藐小 miǎo xiǎo variant of 渺小[miao3 xiao3]
起小 qǐ xiǎo since childhood
妻小 qī xiǎo wife and children / (old) wife
三小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5])
讨小 tǎo xiǎo (coll.) to take a concubine
纤小 xiān xiǎo fine / delicate
宵小 xiāo xiǎo thief / bandit / scoundrel / villain
系小 xì xiǎo tiny
窄小 zhǎi xiǎo narrow and small
做小 zuò xiǎo to be sb's concubine
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3+3小组 3+3xiǎo zǔ Group 3 + 3
邓小平 Dèng Xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
半小时 bàn xiǎo shí half hour
一小时 yī xiǎo shí one hour
最小化 zuì xiǎo huà to minimize
大小写 dà xiǎo xiě capitals and lowercase letters
血小板 xuè xiǎo bǎn blood platelet
大小便 dà xiǎo biàn using the toilet / urination and defecation
胆小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ coward
最小值 zuì xiǎo zhí least value / minimum
王小波 Wáng Xiǎo bō Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
一小撮 yī xiǎo cuō handful (of)
肾小球 shèn xiǎo qiú glomerulus (medicine)
开小差 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded / to desert / to abscond from the army / absent without leave (AWOL)
四小龙 Sì Xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
赤小豆 chì xiǎo dòu see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb
抄小路 chāo xiǎo lù to take the back roads / to take the side streets / to take the small paths
郭小川 Guō Xiǎo chuān Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
呆小病  cretinism
不小心 bù xiǎo xīn heedless / careless
吃小灶 chī xiǎo zào to be given special treatment / to be treated in a favored way
丑小鸭 chǒu xiǎo yā ugly duckling
大小姐 dà xiǎo jie eldest daughter of an affluent family / (polite) your daughter / bossy or indulged young woman / Miss High and Mighty
大小声 dà xiǎo shēng (Tw) (coll.) to speak loudly and emotionally / to raise one's voice / to yell and shout
大小眼 dà xiǎo yǎn one eye bigger than the other
店小二 diàn xiǎo èr (old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant
短小症 duǎn xiǎo zhèng stunting
发小儿 fà xiǎo r erhua variant of 髮小|发小[fa4 xiao3]
非小说 fēi xiǎo shuō non-fiction
浮小麦 fú xiǎo mài unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)
核小体 hé xiǎo tǐ nucleosome
浑小子 hún xiǎo zi (derog.) young hooligan (sometimes said in jest)
假小子 jiǎ xiǎo zi tomboy
解小手 jiě xiǎo shǒu (coll.) to urinate
金小蜂 jīn xiǎo fēng a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
极细小 jí xì xiǎo extremely small / infinitesimal
开小会 kāi xiǎo huì to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
开小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment / to give special attention
李小龙 Lǐ Xiǎo lóng Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
毛小囊 máo xiǎo náng follicle
赔小心 péi xiǎo xīn to be conciliatory or apologetic / to tread warily in dealing with sb
敲小背 qiāo xiǎo bèi to be masturbated by a prostitute
起小兒 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
起小儿 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
溶小体 róng xiǎo tǐ see 溶酶體|溶酶体[rong2mei2ti3]
数小时 shù xiǎo shí several hours
听小骨 tīng xiǎo gǔ ossicles (of the middle ear) / three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
外小腿 wài xiǎo tuǐ shin
胃小凹 wèi xiǎo āo (physiology) gastric pits
无穷小 wú qióng xiǎo infinitesimal (in calculus) / infinitely small
无限小 wú xiàn xiǎo infinitesimal / infinitely small
心眼小 xīn yǎn xiǎo see 小心眼[xiao3 xin1 yan3]
野小茴 yě xiǎo huí dill seed
种小名 zhǒng xiǎo míng (biology) specific epithet
中小学 zhōng xiǎo xué middle and elementary school
周小川 Zhōu Xiǎo chuān Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1guo2 Ren2min2 Yin2hang2] 2002-2018
做小抄 zuò xiǎo chāo to prepare a crib sheet / to crib / to cheat by copying
15国小组 1guó xiǎo zǔ Summit-level Group for South-South Consultations and Cooperation / Group of 15 / Group of fifteen
19 人小组  G19 / Group of 19
文件大小 wén jiàn dà xiǎo file size
中小企业 zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè small and medium enterprise
言情小说 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romance novel / romantic fiction
领导小组 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 / etc) / aka central leading group
武侠小说 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel
大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes
几个小时 jǐ ge xiǎo shí several hours
长篇小说 cháng piān xiǎo shuō novel
大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city
短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story
非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter
科幻小说 kē huàn xiǎo shuō science fiction novel
大同小异 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same / differing only on small points
蜡笔小新 Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
色情小说 sè qíng xiǎo shuō pornographic novel / dirty book
中篇小说 zhōng piān xiǎo shuō novella
两小无猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates
空中小姐 kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě stewardess / air hostess
人鱼小姐 rén yú xiǎo jie mermaid / the Little Mermaid
羊肠小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job
大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut
因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
三陪小姐 sān péi xiǎo jie female escort / bar girl
章回小说 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不无小补 bù wú xiǎo bǔ not be without some advantage / be of some help
大呼小叫 dà hū xiǎo jiào to shout and quarrel / to make a big fuss
胆小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ (idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless
大题小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
打小算盘 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter
雕虫小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment
短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn (of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
牛刀小试 niú dāo xiǎo shì see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]
区区小事 qū qū xiǎo shì trivial matter / trifle
事无大小 shì wú dà xiǎo see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
无名小卒 wú míng xiǎo zú insignificant soldier (idiom) / a nobody / nonentity
无限小数 wú xiàn xiǎo shù infinitesimal / infinite decimal expansion
幺麽小丑 yāo mó xiǎo chǒu insignificant wretch
调度小组  movement control cell / MovConC
评估小组  assessment panel
行动小组  action group
航空小组  aviation team
臭氧小洞  ozone mini-hole
审查小组  Review Panel
宣传小组  Communications Group
街头小贩  street vendor
便利小组  Facilitation Panel
车辆小组  Vehicles Team
监测小组  Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team / Monitoring Team
车辆大小  vehicle size
特别小组  dedicated team
应急小组  Emergency Response Team
巡回小组  roving team
海军小组  naval cell
县级小组  county-level team
Chinese Tones