Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.small; little; tiny
我要一杯小可乐,不加冰。
I want a small cup of Coca-Cola, no ice.
鞋小了点儿。
These shoes are a bit too tight.
这顶帽子我戴太小。
This hat is too small for me.
力气小
be inferior in strength
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- 2
adj.youngest among siblings
这是我小儿子。
This is my youngest son.
他是我小弟弟。
He is my younger brother.
我是我们家这一辈最小的。
I am the youngest one of my generation of my family.
- 3
n.children; the young
妻小
wife and children
上有老,下有小。
There are old and young at home.
一家老小
all members of the family
小妹
youngest sister
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- 4
adj.(used before the family name of a younger person as a form of endearing address)
小王
Xiao Wang
小华
Xiao Hua
小张
Xiao Zhang
- 5
adv.nearly; slightly
他小有才干。
He is sort of talented
她是个小有名气的演员。
She is a little famous actress.
他现在小有成就。
He has made a small achievement now.
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- 6
adj.of short duration; for a while
小住
stay for a few days
小缓
short delay
小坐
sit for a while
- 7
n.concubines
做小
be a concubine
娶小
take a concubine
讨小
take a concubine
- 8
adj.modoneself, or somebody or something related to oneself
小女
my daughter
小弟
your brother
Words and phrases with 小
- 小家伙[word]kid
- 小心[word]take care; careful
- 小朋友[word]child; little friend
- 小马[word]colt
- 小麦[word]wheat
- 小生[word]young male character in traditional Chinese opera;
- 小雨[word]rainfall of under 10mm in 24 hours; sprinkle
- 小便[word]empty one's bladder; urine
- 小康社会[word]well-off society
- 小道消息[idiom]grapevine
- 小家子气[idiom]small-minded
- 小巧玲珑[idiom]small and dainty; small and exquisite
- 小打小闹[idiom]do something in dribs and drabs
- 小心翼翼[idiom]very cautiously
- 小鸟依人[idiom]lovely and pliant like a small bird
- 小题大作[idiom]make a mountain out of a molehill
- 小题大做[idiom]make a fuss over a trifle
- 小心谨慎[idiom]careful