"Small" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xiǎo small / tiny / few / young
 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
 dà xiǎo dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority
 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 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly
 líng shòu to retail / to sell individually or in small quantities
 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size
 xiǎo qǐ yè small enterprise
 wá wa baby / small child / doll
 shǎo shù small number / few / minority
 zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè small and medium enterprise
 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure
 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
 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
 xiǎo zhèn small town / village
 piàn zi thin flake / small piece
 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount / to sample
 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent
 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
 bāo bāo bag or purse etc / small bump or pimple / hillock
 xiǎo chéng small town
 lu:è dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of
 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes
 Máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child)
 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
 yāo bù waist / small of the back
 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc)
 fèng xì small crack / chink
 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])
 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
 zhāo dài suǒ guest house / small hotel
 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) number one / to urinate / (humble) our store
 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children
 xiǎo běn small capital / on a shoestring
 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
 dèng zi stool / small seat
 lu:3 diàn inn / small hotel
 nu:3 tóng small girl
 sǎn hù individual (shareholder) / the small investor
 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city
 jí shǎo shù extremely few / a small minority
 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme
 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized
 jí xiǎo minimal / extremely small
 biān pào firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:枚[mei2]
 suì liè to disintegrate / to shatter into small pieces
 xiǎo qiú sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1]
 zhū rú dwarf / pygmy / small person / midget
 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff
 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter
 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage
 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
 róng máo fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine)
 zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè small or medium size enterprise (SME)
 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same / differing only on small points
 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
 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)
 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money
 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment
 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal
 dié zi saucer / small dish / CL:盤|盘[pan2]
 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town
 shì zhèn small town
 xiǎo xíng qǐ yè small business
 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment
 xiǎo yuán small circle
 zǐ 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-
 xiǎo cháng small intestine
 Yè láng small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
 xiá zi small box
 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
 xì bù small part (of a whole ensemble) / detail
 suǒ actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4]
 piān zhōu small boat / skiff
 kè diàn small hotel / inn
 xiǎo yì si small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort
 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover
 jù xì big and small
 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
 lu:3 shè inn / small hotel / hostel
 xiāng bāo a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival
 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player
 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role
 wá zi baby / small child / (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
 xiǎo liàng a small quantity
 bǎ 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
 xiǎo piào receipt / banknote of small denomination
 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle)
 Bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
 kǒng dòng small hole in an object
 suì bù small quick steps
 shān gāng mound / small hill
 pà shēng fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
 xiǎo suàn pán lit. small abacus / fig. selfish calculations / bean-counting
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