小意思
xiǎo yì si
Pinyin

Definition

小意思
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xiǎo yì si
  1. small token
  2. mere trifle (used of one's gifts)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
意思
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不经意
bù jīng yì
  1. 1 not paying attention
  2. 2 carelessly
  3. 3 by accident
中意
Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian
主意
zhǔ yi
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 Beijing pr. [zhú yi]
人意
rén yì
  1. 1 people's expectations
介意
jiè yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to take offense
  3. 3 to mind
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
假意
jiǎ yì
  1. 1 hypocrisy
  2. 2 insincerity
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate
创意
chuàng yì
  1. 1 creative
  2. 2 creativity
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
同意
tóng yì
  1. 1 to agree
  2. 2 to consent
  3. 3 to approve

Idioms (20)

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
  1. 1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一打啤酒对俄罗斯人来说只是小意思，这是大家都知道的常识。但是你知道吗？俄罗斯人喝啤酒，有一个潜规则，他们如果找你喝酒，绝对不能拒绝。
yīdá píjiǔ duì Éluósī rén láishuō zhǐshì xiǎoyìsi ，zhèshì dàjiā dōu zhīdào de chángshí 。dànshì nǐ zhīdào ma ？Éluósī rén hē píjiǔ ，yǒu yīgē qiánguīzé ，tāmen rúguǒ zhǎo nǐ hējiǔ ，juéduì bùnéng jùjué 。
A dozen of beers is a piece of cake for Russian, which is common sense that everyone knows. But you know that? Russians have a hidden rule when it comes to drinking beers, that is, if they invite you for a drink, you can’t say no.
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哎呦喂，这必须捧场啊，听说最近直播可火了，粉丝几百万的主播月收入破万那都是小意思，诶，你堂妹做什么品牌直播啊？
āiyōuwéi ，zhè bìxū pěngchǎng ā ，tīngshuō zuìjìn zhíbō kě huǒ le ，fěnsī jǐbǎi wàn de zhǔbō yuè shōurù pò wàn nà dōu shì xiǎoyìsi ，èi ，nǐ tángmèi zuò shénme pǐnpái zhíbō ā ？
Oh god, you really must cheer her on. I hear live streaming is really popular recently. Live streamers with millions of fans get a monthly income of over 10,000 RMB at the small end. What is your cousin's live streaming brand?
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小意思小意思，我也就这点爱好，好在老婆也理解，况且这钱也得流通一下才有价值嘛。
xiǎoyìsi xiǎoyìsi ，wǒ yě jiù zhèdiǎnr àihào ，hǎozài lǎopó yě lǐjiě ，kuàngqiě zhè qián yě děi liútōng yīxià cái yǒu jiàzhí ma 。
It's a mere trifle, it's one of my only interests. Luckily my wife understands, especially as it has to circulate a bit before it accumulates value.
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哈哈，那不是小意思！我这回肯定赢了！只要扔到6环。
hāhā ，nà bùshì xiǎoyìsi ！wǒ zhè huí kěndìng yíng le ！zhǐyào rēngdào liù huán 。
Haha, that's easy! I'm definitely going to win this time! As long as I hit the sixth ring.
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小明说：“多谢您一直关照我，真的是一点小意思。”
Xiǎo Míng shuō ：“duōxiè nín yīzhí guānzhào wǒ ，zhēnde shì yīdiǎn xiǎoyìsi 。”
Xiao Ming said: Thank you so much for taking care of me. It's really just a small gift.
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小意思，下载个防火墙软件就行。
xiǎoyìsi ，xiàzǎi gè fánghuǒqiáng ruǎnjiàn jiù xíng 。
Nothing special. Downloading some firewall software should be enough.
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小意思，我家还有辆新的兰博基尼，带你去试试。
xiǎo yìsi ，wǒ jiā hái yǒu liàng xīn de Lánbójīní ，dài nǐ qù shì shi 。
It's a trifle. My family's also got a new Lamborghini. I'll take you to try it out.
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大夫，我爸的病多亏您了，这阵子真是辛苦您了，这是我们的一点儿小意思，请您一定要收下。
dàifu ，wǒ bà de bìng duōkuī nín le ，zhè zhènzi zhēn shì xīnkǔ nín le ，zhè shì wǒmen de yīdiǎnr xiǎoyìsi ，qǐng nín yīdìng yào shōuxià 。
Doctor, we couldn't have done anything without you, and you really have been working so hard. Here, this is a token of our appreciation. Please accept it.
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一点儿小意思。
yīdiǎnr xiǎoyìsi 。
Oh, it's nothing.
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这是一点小意思，请收下。
zhè shì yīdiǎn xiǎoyìsi ，qǐng shōuxià 。
It's nothing really. Please accept it.
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