xiǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. small
  2. 2. tiny
  3. 3. few
  4. 4. young

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Words Containing 小

一不小心
yī bù xiǎo xīn

to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

中小学
zhōng xiǎo xué

middle and elementary school

大同小异
dà tóng xiǎo yì

virtually the same

大小
dà xiǎo

dimension

大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

小丑
xiǎo chǒu

clown

小人
xiǎo rén

I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)

小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi

young man

小偷
xiǎo tōu

thief

小区
xiǎo qū

neighborhood

小卒
xiǎo zú

minor figure

小吃
xiǎo chī

snack

小品
xiǎo pǐn

short, simple literary or artistic creation

小型
xiǎo xíng

small scale

小姐
xiǎo jie

young lady

小学
xiǎo xué

elementary school; primary school

小学生
xiǎo xué shēng

primary school student

小康
xiǎo kāng

Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[dà tóng]

小心
xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì

cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

小提琴
xiǎo tí qín

fiddle

小于
xiǎo yú

less than, <

小时
xiǎo shí

hour

小时候
xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

小曲
xiǎo qǔ

popular song

小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu

child

小气
xiǎo qì

stingy

小溪
xiǎo xī

brook

小看
xiǎo kàn

to look down on

小组
xiǎo zǔ

group

小声
xiǎo shēng

in a low voice

小说
xiǎo shuō

novel

小贩
xiǎo fàn

peddler

小费
xiǎo fèi

tip

小路
xiǎo lù

minor road

小麦
xiǎo mài

wheat

从小
cóng xiǎo
渺小
miǎo xiǎo

minute

狭小
xiá xiǎo

narrow

矮小
ǎi xiǎo

short and small

穿小鞋
chuān xiǎo xié

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

缩小
suō xiǎo

to reduce

胆小
dǎn xiǎo

cowardice

胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

一小撮
yī xiǎo cuō

handful (of)

一小部分
yī xiǎo bù fèn

a small part

一览众山小
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo

(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])

三陪小姐
sān péi xiǎo jie

female escort

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)

不区分大小写
bù qū fēn dà xiǎo xiě

case insensitive

不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié

to not bother about trifles (idiom)

不无小补
bù wú xiǎo bǔ

not be without some advantage

世界小姐选美
shì jiè xiǎo jie xuǎn měi

Miss World Beauty Pageant

中国小说史略
zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüe4

Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

中小企业
zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè

small and medium enterprise

中小型企业
zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè

small or medium size enterprise (SME)

中篇小说
zhōng piān xiǎo shuō

novella

幺麽小丑
yāo mó xiǎo chǒu

insignificant wretch

事无大小
shì wú dà xiǎo

see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shì wú jù xì]

人鱼小姐
rén yú xiǎo jie

mermaid

以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà

minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)

假小子
jiǎ xiǎo zi

tomboy

做小
zuò xiǎo

to become a concubine

做小抄
zuò xiǎo chāo

to prepare a crib sheet

两小无猜
liǎng xiǎo wú cāi

innocent playmates

八小时工作制
bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì

eight-hour working day

势利小人
shì li xiǎo rén

snob

区分大小写
qū fēn dà xiǎo xiě

case sensitive

区区小事
qū qū xiǎo shì

trivial matter

升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth

半小时
bàn xiǎo shí

half hour

史传小说
shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuō

historical novel

吃小灶
chī xiǎo zào

to be given special treatment

君子不计小人过
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò

see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò]

君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

周小川
zhōu xiǎo chuān

Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[zhōng guó rén mín yín háng] 2002-2018

嘎嘎小姐
gā gā xiǎo jie

Lady Gaga (1986-), US pop singer

四小龙
sì xiǎo lóng

Four Asian Tigers

因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

坐台小姐
zuò tái xiǎo jiě

bar girl

外小腿
wài xiǎo tuǐ

shin

大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo

to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)

大人不记小人过
dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

大呼小叫
dà hū xiǎo jiào

to shout and quarrel

大大小小
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo

large and small; of all sizes

大小三度
dà xiǎo sān dù

major and minor third (musical interval)

大小便
dà xiǎo biàn

using the toilet

大小姐
dà xiǎo jie

eldest daughter of an affluent family

大小写
dà xiǎo xiě

capitals and lowercase letters

大才小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng

lit. making little use of great talent

大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)

大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

大醇小疵
dà chún xiǎo cī

great despite minor blemishes

大题小作
dà tí xiǎo zuò

to cut a long story short

奶油小生
nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng

handsome but effeminate man

娇小
jiāo xiǎo

petite

学分小时
xué fēn xiǎo shí

credit hour (in an academic credit system)

安培小时
ān péi xiǎo shí

ampere-hour (Ah)

宵小
xiāo xiǎo

thief

专案小组
zhuān àn xiǎo zǔ

task force

小case
xiǎo c a s e

(slang) a piece of cake

小三
xiǎo sān

mistress

小三劝退师
xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī

consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee

小三和弦
xiǎo sān hé xián

minor triad la-do-mi

小三度
xiǎo sān dù

minor third (musical interval)

小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu

(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

小不点
xiǎo bu diǎn

tiny

小丑鱼
xiǎo chǒu yú

clownfish

小丘
xiǎo qiū

hill; knoll

小乘
xiǎo shèng

Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle

小九九
xiǎo jiǔ jiǔ

multiplication tables

小事
xiǎo shì

trifle

小事一桩
xiǎo shì yī zhuāng

trivial matter; a piece of cake

小二
xiǎo èr

waiter

小亚细亚
xiǎo yà xì yà

Asia Minor

小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)

小人书
xiǎo rén shū

children's picture story book

小人物
xiǎo rén wù

nonentity

小人精
xiǎo rén jīng

exceptionally bright kid

小仙鹟
xiǎo xiān wēng

(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)

小企业
xiǎo qǐ yè

small enterprise

小伙
xiǎo huǒ

young guy

小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn

a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)

小便
xiǎo biàn

urine

小便器
xiǎo biàn qì

urinal

小便斗
xiǎo biàn dǒu

urinal

小便池
xiǎo biàn chí

urinal

小传
xiǎo zhuàn

sketch biography

小儿
xiǎo ér

young child

小儿科
xiǎo ér kē

pediatrics

小儿经
xiǎo ér jīng

Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese

小儿软骨病
xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng

rickets (medicine)

小儿麻痹
xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

小儿麻痹症
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis

小两口
xiǎo liǎng kǒu

(coll.) young married couple

小公主
xiǎo gōng zhǔ

lit. little princess

小公共
xiǎo gōng gòng

mini bus (used for public transportation)

小册子
xiǎo cè zi

booklet

小刀
xiǎo dāo

knife

小刀会
xiǎo dāo huì

Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855

小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn

reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)

小动作
xiǎo dòng zuò

bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)

小包
xiǎo bāo

packet

小半
xiǎo bàn

a portion smaller than a half

小叔
xiǎo shū

husband's younger brother

小受
xiǎo shòu

(slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship)

小可
xiǎo kě

small

小可爱
xiǎo kě ài

cutie

小吃店
xiǎo chī diàn

snack bar

小同乡
xiǎo tóng xiāng

person from the same county

小名
xiǎo míng

pet name for a child

小吞噬细胞
xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo

microphage (a type of white blood cell)

小商贩
xiǎo shāng fàn

small trader

小嗓
xiǎo sǎng

falsetto (in Chinese opera)

小嘴乌鸦
xiǎo zuǐ wū yā

(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)

小嘴鸻
xiǎo zuǐ héng

(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)

小团体主义
xiǎo tuán tǐ zhǔ yì

cliquism

小型企业
xiǎo xíng qǐ yè

small business

小型巴士
xiǎo xíng bā shì

minibus

小型核武器
xiǎo xíng hé wǔ qì

mini-nuke

小型柜橱
xiǎo xíng guì chú

cabinet

小型汽车
xiǎo xíng qì chē

compact car

小型货车
xiǎo xíng huò chē

light van

小型车
xiǎo xíng chē

compact car

小城
xiǎo chéng

small town

小报
xiǎo bào

tabloid newspaper

小寿星
xiǎo shòu xīng

child whose birthday is being celebrated

小夜曲
xiǎo yè qǔ

serenade

小天鹅
xiǎo tiān é

Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)

小太太
xiǎo tài tai

concubine

小太平鸟
xiǎo tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

小女
xiǎo nǚ

my daughter (humble)

小女人
xiǎo nǚ rén

dainty and delicate girl

小妖
xiǎo yāo

small demon

小妖精
xiǎo yāo jīng

goblin

小妹
xiǎo mèi

little sister

小妹妹
xiǎo mèi mei

little sister

小姑
xiǎo gū

husband's younger sister

小姨
xiǎo yí

mother's youngest sister

小姨子
xiǎo yí zi

(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)

小娃
xiǎo wá

child

小娃娃
xiǎo wá wa

baby

小婊砸
xiǎo biǎo zá

(slang) little biyatch (variation of 小婊子)

小婿
xiǎo xù

my son-in-law (humble)

小媳妇
xiǎo xí fu

young married woman

小子
xiǎo zǐ

(literary) youngster

小子
xiǎo zi

(coll.) boy

小孩
xiǎo hái

child

小孩堤防
xiǎo hái dí fáng

Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists

小孩子
xiǎo hái zi

child

小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí

to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

小官
xiǎo guān

petty official

小家子气
xiǎo jiā zi qì

petty

小家碧玉
xiǎo jiā bì yù

pretty daughter in a humble family

小家鼠
xiǎo jiā shǔ

mouse

小寨
xiǎo zhài

Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an

小写
xiǎo xiě

lowercase