一小群

zhè ge dǎng pài yóu yī xiǎo qún zhī shi fèn zǐ bǎ chí

这个党派由一小群知识分子把持。

This party is dominated by a small clique of intellectuals.

yī xiǎo qún rén kāi shǐ piàn tā

一小群人开始骗他。

A small group of people begin to cheat him.