小我
xiǎo wǒ
Pinyin

Definition

小我
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xiǎo wǒ
  1. the self
  2. the individual

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
  1. 1 I
  2. 2 me
  3. 3 my
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
xiǎo hái
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
xiǎo xué
  1. 1 elementary school
  2. 2 primary school
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
xiǎo shuō
  1. 1 novel
  2. 2 fiction
  3. 3 CL:本[běn],部[bù]
wǒ men
  1. 1 we
  2. 2 us
  3. 3 ourselves
  4. 4 our
zì wǒ
  1. 1 self-
  2. 2 ego (psychology)
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo
  1. 1 (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Dù Fǔ]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tài Shān])
  2. 2 (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
zhōng xiǎo xué
  1. 1 middle and elementary school
shì wú dà xiǎo
  1. 1 see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shì wú jù xì]
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
jiǎ xiǎo zi
  1. 1 tomboy
shì li xiǎo rén
  1. 1 snob

Idioms (20)

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
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
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
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)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
  1. 1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. 2 fierce rivalry
  3. 3 tug-of-war
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
卿卿我我
qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
  1. 1 to bill and coo (idiom)
  2. 2 to whisper sweet nothings to one another
  3. 3 to be very much in love
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén
  1. 1 so I have heard (idiom)
  2. 2 the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

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