小
xiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
小
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- small
- tiny
- few
- young
Character Decomposition
Compounds (34)
- 1 at once
- 2 right away
- 3 only
- 4 just (emphasis)
- 5 as early as
- 6 already
- 7 as soon as
- 8 then
- 9 in that case
- 10 as many as
- 11 even if
- 12 to approach
- 13 to move towards
- 14 to undertake
- 15 to engage in
- 16 to suffer
- 17 subjected to
- 18 to accomplish
- 19 to take advantage of
- 20 to go with (of foods)
- 21 with regard to
- 22 concerning
- 1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
- 1 small
- 2 tiny
- 3 few
- 4 young
- 1 will
- 2 shall
- 3 to use
- 4 to take
- 5 to checkmate
- 6 just a short while ago
- 7 (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[bǎ])
- 1 general
- 2 commander-in-chief (military)
- 3 king (chess piece)
- 4 to command
- 5 to lead
Idioms (20)
上有老下有小
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
- 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
- 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
- 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
- 1 poor people (idiom)
- 2 those who live from hand to mouth
Sample Sentences
媳妇儿啊,看看我们的小宝贝儿,这脸蛋儿多可爱!但他自个儿在这儿玩儿,好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子,给他做个伴儿吧!
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
你想生小孩吗?
Would you like to have kids?
生小孩
To have kids
嗯,二十四小时不停机吗?
Do they work around the clock?
这款比较符合我们的需求。最小起订量多少?
This model meets our need. What’s the minimum order quantity?
他的脑子也不小,但他的记性却不很精明,他的思想也不很细密。
His head isn't particularly small - however - his memory isn't very good.
他小的时候,他妈叫他去买红糖,他买了白糖回来。他妈骂他,他摇摇头说:“红糖白糖不是差不多吗?”
When he was a child, his mother sent him out to buy some brown sugar. He came back with white sugar. His mother scolded him – but the young Mr. Chabuduo simply shook his head and said, “Brown sugar and white sugar! Are they not the same?”
掌柜的生气了,常常骂他。他只是笑嘻嘻地赔小心道千字比十字只多一小撇不是差不多吗?”
This infuriated the bank manager and he would often reprimand him. Mr. Chabuduo's response to these incidents was always to reply with a smirk: "The number for 1,000 “千” differed from the number for 10 “十” by only one simple stroke - isn't that close enough?"
我认为李先生不怎么合适,我比较喜欢张小姐。
I don’t think Mr. Lee is that suitable for the role. I prefer Ms. Chang.
便利店“麻雀虽小,五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。
Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.