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Meaning of

Pinyin xiǎo
Radical
Strokes
3
Definition
small / tiny / few / young
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小 [xiǎo] 形 [Adjective] 1. 指面积、体积、容量、数量、强度、力量不及一般或不及所比较的对象,与“大”相对: small; little; minor. Used to describe things that are less than the average or compared objects in terms of volume, area, quantity, strength, or intensity. 例: 小雨 (light rain), 矮小 (short and small), 短小精悍 (short and fierce). 2. 范围窄,程度浅,性质不重要: narrow in scope, shallow in degree, unimportant in nature. 例: 小事 (trivial matter), 小节 (minor detail), 小题大作 (making a fuss over trivial matters), 小打小闹 (playful fighting). 3. 时间短: short duration. 例: 小坐 (a brief sit), 小住 (a short stay). 4. 年幼小,排行最末: young; the youngest in rank. 例: 小孩 (child). 5. 谦辞: a humble term. 例: 小弟 (younger brother), 小可 (little me), 小人 (referring to oneself humbly; can also mean despicable person; children). 6. 妾: concubine. 例: 小房 (concubine's room). 名 [Noun] 1. 年幼的人; 引申为小辈: young person; referring to juniors. 例: 妻小 (wife and children), 上有老,下有小 (having elder and younger dependents). 2. 妾,小老婆: concubine; secondary wife. 例: 小老母 (concubine; mistress), 小星 (concubine), 小娘 (concubine). 3. 微细的事物: small matters. 例: 小关头目 (trivial matters), 小隙 (minor grievances). 4. 小人,品质不高的人: mean man; someone of low character. 例: 小人 (referring to a robber). 代 [Pronoun] 1. 自称的谦词: humble self-reference. 例: 小子 (a humble term for oneself), 小东儿 (little host). 动 [Verb] 1. 轻视,小看: to look down upon or underestimate. 例: 小不起 (cannot underestimate), 小瞧 (to despise or belittle).
xiǎo shǐ
historiette
xiǎo yè
leaflet / foliole / lobule / trabecula / frondlet
xiǎo chī
snack / refreshments / CL:家[jia1]
xiǎo lì
beadle
xiǎo sī
Xiao Si
xiǎo péng yǒu
child / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo zuō fang
individual workshop
xiǎo xíng
small scale / small size
xiǎo shēng
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
dà xiǎo
dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority
tài xiǎo
too small
xiǎo shí
hour / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo mèi
little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
qī xiǎo
wife and children
xiǎo gū
husband's younger sister / sister-in-law
jiāo xiǎo
petite / delicate / dainty
xiǎo xí fu
young married woman / mistress / (fig.) punching bag / (old) child bride
xiǎo zi
(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow
xiǎo kǒng
ostiole / micropore / stoma / foraminule
wú míng xiǎo zú
insignificant soldier (idiom) / a nobody / nonentity
xiǎo zú
foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn
xiǎo zì
small character
xiǎo xué
elementary school / primary school / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo hái zi
child
xiǎo hái
child / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo nǚ hái
lassock
xiǎo hái r
erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
xiǎo jiàng
(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
xiǎo shuō
novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
xiǎo xīn
to be careful / to take care
xiǎo zǔ
group
xiǎo xiǎo de
teeny-weeny
xiǎo mài
wheat / CL:粒[li4]
xiǎo rén
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
suō xiǎo
to reduce / to decrease / to shrink
zuì xiǎo
minimum / minimality / least
xiǎo dì
little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
yī xiǎo
one small
bù xiǎo
not small
xiǎo xiǎo
very small / very few / very minor
xiǎo wū
cabin / lodge / cottage / chalet / hut / shed
xiǎo dǎo
isle
xiǎo zǎi zi
Bastard
xiǎo qiǎo
small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng
dainty and delicate / exquisite
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
xiǎo mào
skullcap / a kind of skullcap
xiǎo fú
small amplitude / slightly
yòu xiǎo
young / immature
diàn xiǎo èr
(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant
xiǎo diàn
small store
xiǎo zhāng
Xiao Zhang
ruò xiǎo
small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children
xiǎo jìng
alley
xiǎo kǒu jìng
small-bore / minor-caliber
hěn xiǎo
tiny / wee / very small
wēi xiǎo
minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal
dǎn xiǎo pà shì
timid and overcautious
dà jīng xiǎo guài
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent / careful
jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi
be timid and overcautious / be cautious and meticulous / strain at a gnat / timorous and punctilious
yī xiǎo cuō
handful (of)
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
little finger / pinkie
bù jū xiǎo jié
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
jiǎn xiǎo
to reduce / to decrease / to diminish
xiǎo cè zi
booklet / pamphlet / leaflet / information sheet / menu / CL:本[ben3]
xiǎo tān
vendor's stall
xiǎo dàn
Xiao Dan
Xiǎo shǔ
Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July
xiǎo cūn
hamlet / dorp
xuè xiǎo bǎn
blood platelet
xiǎo zǎo
Jujube
xiǎo bò
amur barberry root and branchlet
xiǎo shì yī zhuāng
trivial matter / a piece of cake
xiǎo péng
Shed
yíng tóu xiǎo kǎi
Teeny lower case
xiǎo tōu
thief
zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō
detective novel / detective fiction
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
xiǎo liú máng
punk / hoodlum / hooligan / rowdy / bodgie / petty crook / little robber / young blackguard / young rascal / delinquent
xiǎo qì chē
compact car
miǎo xiǎo
minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant
xiǎo zào
mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
xiǎo chǎo
stir-fry dish cooked in a small wok, meaning the food is prepared with special care
wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè
small and medium enterprise
xiǎo qǐ yè
small enterprise
xiǎo huǒ zi
young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo huǒ
young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo pá chóng
Little crawler
xiǎo niú
calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
xiǎo niú dú
veal
xiá xiǎo
narrow
liǎng xiǎo wú cāi
innocent playmates
jiāo xiǎo líng lóng
dainty and cute / delicate and exquisite / petite and dainty
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng
poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis
xiǎo ér má bì
polio (poliomyelitis)
shòu xiǎo
slightly-built / petite
xiǎo qiáo
(coll.) to look down on / to underestimate

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