小人
xiǎo rén
Pinyin

Definition

小人
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xiǎo rén
  1. person of low social status (old)
  2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. nasty person
  4. vile character

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
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
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哼，我大人不记小人过，宰相肚里能撑船！看那个瘪三能嚣张多久！
hèng ，wǒ dàren bù jì xiǎorén guò ，zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēng chuán ！kàn nàge biēsān néng xiāozhāng duō jiǔ ！
Hmph, I guess I am the bigger man, with the tolerance of a saint! Let's see how long that street rat will keep on ranting!
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你大人不记小人过，原谅我吧。
nǐ dàren bù jì xiǎorén guò ，yuánliàng wǒ ba 。
Such an honourable personal like you ought not remember the misdoings of a lowly person such as I, forgive me please!
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我完全想不起来有什么事惹到他，竟然骂我是小人。
wǒ wánquán xiǎngbuqǐlai yǒu shénme shì rě dào tā ，jìngrán mà wǒ shì xiǎorén 。
I really can't think of anything I've done to provoke him or why he'd call me petty.
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他早上突然到我座位，讲了一句”你这个小人”就走了，不知道究竟怎么回事。
tā zǎoshang tūrán dào wǒ zuòwèi ，jiǎng le yī jù ”nǐ zhè ge xiǎorén ”jiù zǒu le ，bù zhīdào jiūjìng zěnmehuíshì 。
This morning he suddenly came to where I was sitting and said "You petty little man" and then walked off. I don't know what happened.
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不能怪我，是你自个儿说要做小人的。
bùnéng guài wǒ ，shì nǐ zìgěr shuō yào zuò xiǎorén de 。
Don't blame me, it was you that said you wanted to be a villain.
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我请你喝酒，却变成了小人？
wǒ qǐng nǐ hējiǔ ，què biànchéng le xiǎorén ？
I'm buying you a drink and that makes me a villain?
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哈哈！我不跟小人喝酒。
hāhā ！wǒ bù gēn xiǎorén hējiǔ 。
Haha! I don't drink with villain.
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那我不做君子，我做小人，还是要敬你。
nà wǒ bú zuò jūnzǐ ，wǒ zuò xiǎorén ，háishì yào jìng nǐ 。
Then I'll not be a gentleman, I'll be a villain, but I'll still toast you.
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他是个诡计多端的小人，你最好离他远一点，免得他找到借口来害你。
tā shì gè guǐjìduōduān de xiǎorén ，nǐ zuì hǎo lí tā yuǎn yīdiǎn ，miǎnde tā zhǎodào jièkǒu lái hài nǐ 。
He is a vile person that's always got some kind of deceitful plan. You better stay away from him. You want to avoid him finding an excuse to hurt you
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那家伙真的很小人，只会阿谀奉承，哼。
nà jiāhuo zhēnde hěn xiǎorén ，zhī huì ēyú fèngchéng ，hèng 。
That guy really is a piece of garbage, fawning over people from day to night, hmph.
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