小 small / tiny / few / young 小 幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small 小 可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person 大 小 dà xiǎo dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority 意 思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc 便 宜 cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly 零 售 líng shòu to retail / to sell individually or in small quantities 小 型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size 小 企 业 xiǎo qǐ yè small enterprise 娃 娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll 少 数 shǎo shù small number / few / minority 中 小 企 业 zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè small and medium enterprise 深 受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure 小 巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty 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 小 镇 xiǎo zhèn small town / village 片 子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece 品 尝 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount / to sample 轻 微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent 小 鸟 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie 包 包 bāo bāo bag or purse etc / small bump or pimple / hillock 小 城 xiǎo chéng small town 略 带 lu:è dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of 大 大 小 小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes 毛 毛 Máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) 小 车 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance 腰 部 yāo bù waist / small of the back 风 月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) 缝 隙 fèng xì small crack / chink 虾 米 xiā mǐ small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]) 小 菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] 招 待 所 zhāo dài suǒ guest house / small hotel 小 号 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) number one / to urinate / (humble) our store 弱 小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children 小 本 xiǎo běn small capital / on a shoestring 茶 几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) 凳 子 dèng zi stool / small seat 旅 店 lu:3 diàn inn / small hotel 女 童 nu:3 tóng small girl 散 户 sǎn hù individual (shareholder) / the small investor 大 街 小 巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city 极 少 数 jí shǎo shù extremely few / a small minority 一 斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 坛 子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) 矮 小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized 极 小 jí xiǎo minimal / extremely small 鞭 炮 biān pào firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:枚[mei2] 碎 裂 suì liè to disintegrate / to shatter into small pieces 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] 侏 儒 zhū rú dwarf / pygmy / small person / midget 镇 长 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff 非 同 小 可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter 沾 染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage 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 绒 毛 róng máo fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine) 中 小 型 企 业 zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè small or medium size enterprise (SME) 大 同 小 异 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same / differing only on small points 楚 国 Chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei 尾 数 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) 零 钱 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money 美 中 不 足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 甚 微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal 碟 子 dié zi saucer / small dish / CL:盤|盘[pan2] 小 不 点 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 市 集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town 市 镇 shì zhèn small town 小 型 企 业 xiǎo xíng qǐ yè small business 套 间 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 小 圆 xiǎo yuán small circle 子 son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub- 小 肠 xiǎo cháng small intestine 夜 郎 Yè láng small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty 文 火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) 匣 子 xiá zi small box 得 寸 进 尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile 细 部 xì bù small part (of a whole ensemble) / detail 所 actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4] 扁 舟 piān zhōu small boat / skiff 客 店 kè diàn small hotel / inn 小 意 思 xiǎo yì si small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 慰 劳 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort 薄 利 多 销 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover 巨 细 jù xì big and small 些 classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 旅 舍 lu:3 shè inn / small hotel / hostel 香 包 xiāng bāo a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival 小 虾 米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 跑 龙 套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role 娃 子 wá zi baby / small child / (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities 小 量 xiǎo liàng a small quantity 把 to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful 小 票 xiǎo piào receipt / banknote of small denomination 俯 仰 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle) 波 恩 Bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990 孔 洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object 碎 步 suì bù small quick steps 山 冈 shān gāng mound / small hill 怕 生 pà shēng fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children) 小 算 盘 xiǎo suàn pán lit. small abacus / fig. selfish calculations / bean-counting
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