dà xiǎo
dimension
magnitude
size
measurement
large and small
at any rate
adults and children
consideration of seniority
xiǎo de
I (when talking to a superior)
xiǎo xiǎo
very small
very few
very minor
xiǎo xīn
to be careful
to take care
xiǎo jie
young lady
miss
(slang) prostitute
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Dèng Xiǎo píng
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
schoolchild
CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
xiǎo xué
elementary school
primary school
CL:個|个[ge4]
wēi xiǎo
minute (i.e. extremely small)
infinitesimal
dà tóng xiǎo yì
virtually the same
differing only on small points
Xiǎo quán
Koizumi (name)
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
ǎi xiǎo
short and small
low and small
undersized
ruò xiǎo
small and weak
puny
a child
xiǎo shuō
novel
fiction
CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
xiǎo jié
summary
short
brief
wrap-up
suō xiǎo
to reduce
to decrease
to shrink
xiǎo jié
a minor matter
trivia
bar (music)
miǎo xiǎo
minute
tiny
negligible
insignificant
Xiǎo lín
Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
xiǎo ér kē
pediatrics
pediatric (department)
sth of little importance
trifle
a child's play
(slang) childish
petty
stingy
xiǎo shì
to belittle
to look down upon
to despise
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
as a child
Xiǎo gǎng
Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
xiǎo biàn
to urinate
to pass water
urine
xiǎo kāng
moderately affluent
well-off
a period of peace and prosperity
dà jīng xiǎo guài
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
xiǎo wū
cabin
lodge
cottage
chalet
hut
shed
xiǎo nǎo
cerebellum (part of the brain)
xiǎo xīn yì yì
cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
prudent
gently and cautiously
xiǎo cài
appetizer
small side dish
easy job
piece of cake
see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
xiǎo dào
bypath
trail
bribery as a means of achieving a goal
minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
xiǎo ér
young child
(humble) my son
xiǎo chī
snack
refreshments
CL:家[jia1]
xiǎo shēng
in a low voice
(speak) in whispers
xiǎo qiǎo
small and exquisite
delicate
fine (features)
compact
nifty
xiǎo mài bù
kiosk
snack counter
retail department or section inside a larger business
xiǎo sān
mistress
the other woman (coll.)
grade 3 in elementary school
xiǎo huǒ zi
young man
young guy
lad
youngster
CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo shì
trifle
trivial matter
CL:點|点[dian3]
Xiǎo jīn
Xiaojin county (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Xiǎo xuě
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
xiǎo shù
small figure
small amount
the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point)
fractional part of a number
number between 0 and 1
decimal fraction
xiǎo chē
small model car
mini-car
small horse-cart
barrow
wheelbarrow
type of folk dance
xiǎo guǐ
little demon (term of endearment for a child)
mischievous child
imp
xiǎo yí
(coll.) wife's younger sister
sister-in-law
xiǎo lóng
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])
xiǎo diào
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre
minor key (in music)
xiǎo dì
little brother
I, your little brother (humble)
xiǎo qì
stingy
petty
miserly
narrow-minded
xiǎo zī
petit bourgeois
yuppie
abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
xiǎo zi
(coll.) boy
(derog.) joker
guy
(despicable) fellow
xiǎo bu diǎn
tiny
very small
tiny thing
small child
baby
xiǎo lǎo pó
concubine
junior wife
mistress
xiǎo pǐn
short, simple literary or artistic creation
essay
skit
xiǎo yàng
galley proof (printing)
unimpressive
(coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
clever in trivial matters
sharp but petty-minded
xiǎo gū
husband's younger sister
sister-in-law
qū fēn dà xiǎo xiě
case sensitive
distinguishing capitals from lower case letters
bù qū fēn dà xiǎo xiě
case insensitive
not distinguishing capitals from lower case letters
jiǎn xiǎo
to reduce
to decrease
to diminish
Xiǎo hán
Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January
xiǎo qù
to despise
to have contempt for
xiǎo niǎo
little bird
penis (kiddie term)
Xiǎo tiān é
Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
xiǎo tiān é
(bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
xiǎo yǎ
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè
small or medium size enterprise (SME)
guó xiǎo
elementary school (Taiwan)
abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2]
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
careful
xiǎo cè zi
booklet
pamphlet
leaflet
information sheet
menu
CL:本[ben3]
dà xiǎo xiě
capitals and lower case letters
Xiǎo tián · Jiàn
OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记
xiǎo bái shǔ
little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)
fig. guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment
Dèng Xiǎo píng lǐ lùn
Deng Xiaoping theory
the foundation of PRC economic development after the cultural revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese communist party control
Xiǎo Qiáo
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
xiǎo kāng shè huì
society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
yī xiǎo bù fèn
a small part
a small section
xiǎo líng tōng
mobile phone (with a local, 7-digit phone number)
xiǎo lóng xiā
crayfish
langoustine
chicken lobster
xiǎo shù
shrub
small tree
sapling
CL:棵[ke1]
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
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[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] from 2002
zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè
small and medium enterprise
xiǎo jīn kù
supplementary cash reserve
private fund
private hoard
slush fund
Lǐ Xiǎo lóng
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
xiǎo wán yì
gadget
widget (small item of software)
xiǎo bìng
minor illness
indisposition
xiǎo fàn wéi
small-scale
local
to a limited extent
xiǎo jì
small skills
folk musical theater
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
large and small
of all sizes
xiǎo dì di
little brother
little boy
(coll.) penis
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
sè qíng xiǎo shuō
pornographic novel
dirty book
xiǎo chī diàn
snack bar
lunch room
CL:家[jia1]
xiǎo kàn
to look down on
to underestimate
xiǎo bái cài
bok choy
Chinese cabbage
Brassica chinensis
CL:棵[ke1]
dà xiǎo biàn
using the toilet
urination and defecation
xiǎo lǜ rén
little green men from Mars
xiǎo míng
pet name for a child
childhood name
xiǎo mì
(derog.) girlfriend of a married man
Xiǎo bèi
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3])
xiǎo qiú
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls
see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
měi tǐ xiǎo pù
Body shop (UK cosmetics company)
xiǎo hào
trumpet
small size (clothes etc)
(coll.) number one
to urinate
(humble) our store
xiǎo qīng
name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake
xiǎo xióng māo
lesser panda
red panda
firefox
xiǎo běn
small capital
on a shoestring
xiǎo hái r
erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
Wáng Xiǎo bō
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
xiǎo bái liǎn
attractive young man (usually derog.)
pretty boy
gigolo
xiǎo cōng
shallot
spring onion
CL:把[ba3]
Xiǎo xióng Wéi ní
Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney)
bù jū xiǎo jié
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
fēi tóng xiǎo kě
extremely important
no small matter
xiǎo cài yī dié
a small appetizer
a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
xiǎo zhuó
to have a drink
small party
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
(of an article) concise and forceful
Xiǎo mǎn
Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June
xiǎo xiàng
small item
event (of program)
xiǎo guān
petty official
minor functionary
xiǎo jiě
to urinate
to empty one's bladder
Xiǎo tāng shān
Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
xiǎo rén shū
children's picture story book
CL:本[ben3]
xiǎo xūn
Xiao Xun (Taiwan actress, 1989-)
xiǎo tí dà zuò
to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
xiǎo qì hòu
microclimate
fig. local situation
Sì Xiǎo lóng
Four Asian Tigers
East Asian Tigers
Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
xiǎo ér má bì
variant of 小兒麻痺|小儿麻痹
infantile paralysis
polio (poliomyelitis)
dà hū xiǎo jiào
to shout and quarrel
to make a big fuss
yīn xiǎo shī dà
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
xiǎo suàn pán
lit. small abacus
fig. selfish calculations
bean-counting
Xiǎo diàn qū
Xiaodian district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
xiǎo ā yí
auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family
xiǎo shū
husband's younger brother
brother-in-law
xiǎo zhuàn
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
xiǎo yì si
small token
mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
Xiǎo chí · Bǎi hé zi
KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008
xiǎo cháo
neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)
xiǎo chéng
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
Xiǎo gǎng qū
Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
wú míng xiǎo zú
insignificant soldier (idiom)
a nobody
nonentity
xiǎo fàn guǎn
tearoom
canteen
cafeteria
kāi xiǎo chāi
to be absent-minded
to desert
to abscond from the army
absent without leave (AWOL)
Xiǎo yě Bù yóu měi
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
small but complete in every detail
xiǎo jiù zi
(coll.) wife's younger brother
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 chǎn
to miscarry
a miscarriage
an abortion
yáng cháng xiǎo dào
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
fig. complicated and tricky job
dà cái xiǎo yòng
using a talented person in an insignificant position
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
zuò tái xiǎo jiě
bar girl
professional escort
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng
poliomyelitis
infantile paralysis
chū xiǎo
lower elementary school
abbr. for 初级小学
xiǎo duàn zi
short paragraph
news article
Xiǎo hé qū
Xiaohe district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
tōng sú xiǎo shuō
popular fiction
light literature
diāo chóng xiǎo jì
insignificant talent
skill of no high order
minor accomplishment
Xiǎo yàn tǎ
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
zhāng huí xiǎo shuō
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
rén yú xiǎo jie
mermaid
the Little Mermaid
kē yán xiǎo zǔ
a scientific research group
kāi xiǎo zào
to give preferential treatment
to give special attention
wú qióng xiǎo
infinitesimal (in calculus)
infinitely small
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà le
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all
Xiǎo quán · Chún yī láng
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
xiǎo gōng gòng
mini bus (used for public transportation)
xiǎo dàn
bomblet (of cluster bomb)
wú xiàn xiǎo
infinitesimal
infinitely small
xiǎo dù jī cháng
lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
petty
Xiǎo jīn xiàn
Xiaojin county (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
xiǎo bǐ diàn
mini laptop or notebook (computer)
netbook
CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
action speaks louder than words
his bite is worse than his bark
Guō Xiǎo chuān
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
xiǎo yīng hào
Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
xiǎo kuò hào
brackets
parentheses ( ) (math.)
bù wú xiǎo bǔ
not be without some advantage
be of some help
xiǎo xióng zuò
Ursa Minor (constellation)
shí dà shí xiǎo
sometimes big, sometimes small
varying
xiǎo chōng tū
skirmish
clash
dispute
brush
Shì jiè Xiǎo jie Xuǎn měi
Miss World Beauty Pageant
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
poor people (idiom)
those who live from hand to mouth
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo
mean
stingy
to be lacking in boldness
timid
xiǎo xíng xīng dài
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
xiǎo dāo huì
Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855
xiǎo xīn yǎn r
small-minded
petty
narrow-minded
miǎo xiǎo
variant of 渺小[miao3 xiao3]
jí xì xiǎo
extremely small
infinitesimal
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
concerned with petty interests
selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
bean counter
xiǎo dòu kòu
Indian cardamom (Amomum cardamomum)
tīng xiǎo gǔ
ossicles (of the middle ear)
three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
qiǎn zé xiǎo shuō
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
Xiǎo hào
Xiaohao (c. 2200 BC), leader of the Dongyi 東夷|东夷[Dong1 yi2] or Eastern Barbarians
shén mó xiǎo shuō
supernatural novel
novel of ghosts and goblins
jīn xiǎo fēng
a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
kāi xiǎo huì
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
Gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō
Tales old and new by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales
dà cái xiǎo yòng
lit. making little use of great talent
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
xiǎo sān dù
minor third (musical interval)
chū jí xiǎo xué
lower elementary school
abbr. to 初小
xiǎo xí fu r
young married woman
scapegoat
young girl engaged to sb by her parents (idiom)
miǎo xiǎo
variant of 渺小[miao3 xiao3]
wú xiàn xiǎo shù
infinitesimal
infinite decimal expansion
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
effective government requires minimal intervention
Gā gā Xiǎo jie
Lady Gaga (1986-), US pop singer
dà tí xiǎo zuò
to cut a long story short
a brief treatment of a complicated subject
fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
gāo jí xiǎo xué
advanced class of primary school
xiǎo quǎn zuò
Canis Minor (constellation)
xiǎo xù
my son-in-law (humble)
I (spoken to parents-in-law)
Xiǎo chì bì
Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭[Bi4 tan2], Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan
xiǎo tuán tǐ zhǔ yì
cliquism
small-group mentality
Xiǎo hóng luó bo
radish (the small red kind)
xiǎo tān r
erhua variant of 小攤|小摊[xiao3 tan1]
yáng cháng xiǎo jìng
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
Wén míng xiǎo shǐ
Short history of civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight nation intervention
yīng táo xiǎo fān qié
see 聖女果|圣女果[sheng4 nu:3 guo3]
xiǎo tóng xiāng
person from the same county
léi dà yǔ xiǎo
lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action
his bark is worse than his bite
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
xiǎo liǎng kǒu r
erhua variant of 小兩口|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]
xiǎo bái liǎn r
erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
xiǎo shī zuò
Leo Minor (constellation)
wú dà wú xiǎo
no matter how big or small
not distinguishing junior and senior
xiǎo cài r
erhua variant of 小菜[xiao3 cai4]
zuì xiǎo gōng fēn mǔ
lowest common denominator
péi xiǎo xīn
to be conciliatory or apologetic
to tread warily in dealing with sb
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
for want of a nail the battle was lost
xiǎo chú xī
the day before New Year's Eve
Xiǎo yíng pán zhèn
Xiaoyingpan township in Börtala Shehiri or Bole City 博樂市|博乐市, Xinjiang
dà chún xiǎo cī
great despite minor blemishes
a rough diamond
qiāo xiǎo bèi
to be masturbated by a prostitute
ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn
short but intrepid (idiom)
xué fēn xiǎo shí
credit hour (in an academic credit system)
see also 學分制|学分制[xue2 fen1 zhi4]
dà xiǎo sān dù
major and minor third (musical interval)
yuán jiāo xiǎo jie
girl who engages in enjo-kōsai
see also 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4]
xiǎo shí hou r
erhua variant of 小時候|小时候[xiao3 shi2 hou5]
kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō
techno-thriller novel
science fiction thriller
xiǎo líng tōng jī zhàn
cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)
xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo
microphage (a type of white blood cell)
zhēn zhū xiǎo fān qié
see 聖女果|圣女果[sheng4 nu:3 guo3]
wēi xiǎo bìng dú kē
Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens)
small RNA virus
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
xiǎo zāng guǐ
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
yī xiǎo zhèn r
very brief period of time
Pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng
Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
xiǎo cài dié r
erhua variant of 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
xiǎo shān bāo bao
a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
Xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī
Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China)
chái mén xiǎo hù
woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
fig. my humble house
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (俗语 common saying). A stitch in time saves nine.
jūn pǐn chū kǒu lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ
Military Products Leading Small Group
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (俗语 common saying). A stitch in time saves nine.
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (俗语 common saying). A stitch in time saves nine.
xiǎo yuān huì sān
Obuchi Keizō (1937-2000), Japanese politician
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
xiǎo gāng gang r
small mug (baby language)
xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo
(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Xiǎo shuō jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
xiǎo guà
close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
xiǎo xiā mi
shrimp
fig. small fry
minor player
xiǎo huáng yīng
(bird species of China) Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Locustella certhiola)
xiǎo sū dá
baking soda
sodium bicarbonate
xiǎo biàn r
erhua variant of 小辮|小辫[xiao3 bian4]
xiǎo biàn zi
pigtail
(fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
fig. cute and helpless-looking
xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi
(bird species of China) pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
xiǎo tí dà zuò
variant of 小題大做|小题大做[xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4]
xiǎo qīng jiǎo yù
(bird species of China) Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
xiǎo yún què
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
xiǎo kāi
(dialect) boss's son
rich man's son
young master
Xiǎo yě
Ono (Japanese surname and place name)
xiǎo guò
little mistake
minor offense
slightly too much
Xiǎo Xūn
Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
xiǎo què xìng
sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
xiǎo qiáo
(coll.) to look down on
to underestimate
xiǎo zhòng
minority of the population
non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc)
niche (market etc)
xiǎo pán wěi
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
xiǎo jìn
lunar month of 29 days
same as 小建[xiao3 jian4]
xiǎo huáng dì
child emperor
(fig.) spoiled child
spoiled boy
pampered only child
xiǎo bái é yàn
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
xiǎo bái
(slang) novice
greenhorn
fool
idiot
abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
xiǎo fā cái
(coll.) (Tw) mini truck
Kei truck
xiǎo piào
receipt
banknote of small denomination
xiǎo mì
(ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)
xiǎo wěi jiān
(bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
xiǎo lǜ rén
little green men from Mars
xiǎo róng yā
(bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)
xiǎo hóng luó bo
summer radish (the small red kind)
xiǎo mǐ jiāo
same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]
Xiǎo mǐ
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
Xiǎo tián Jiàn
OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
chicken-hearted (idiom)
gutless
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
to resort to petty tricks
lǎo xiǎo lǎo xiǎo
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
lǎo xiǎo
the old and the young
the youngest member of the family
Měi zhōu xiǎo tuó
Lesser Rhea
Darwin's Rhea
Rhea pennata
zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo
(bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)
hóng tuǐ xiǎo sǔn
(bird species of China) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
chuān xiǎo xié
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
to make life difficult for sb
tǎo xiǎo
(coll.) to take a concubine
tān xiǎo shī dà
penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
small but complete in every detail
fà xiǎo r
erhua variant of 髮小|发小[fa4 xiao3]
fà xiǎo
(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with
a couple who grew up as childhood friends
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
action speaks louder than words
his bite is worse than his bark
fù xiǎo
subsidiary primary school (originally attached to an institute, university etc)
abbreviation of 附屬小學|附属小学
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
Chǒu Xiǎo yā
"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen 安徒生[An1 tu2 sheng1]
Dèng Xiǎo píng Lǐ lùn
Deng Xiaoping Theory
Dengism
the foundation of PRC economic development after the cultural revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese communist party control
qǐ xiǎo r
erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
bái tuǐ xiǎo sǔn
(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
xiǎo hēi lǐng zào méi
(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
xiǎo lù luàn zhuàng
fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
xiǎo pì tī
(bird species of China) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Xiǎo yīng Hào
Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
xiǎo ōu
(bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
xiǎo juān jiū
(bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
xiǎo wú
(bird species of China) little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
xiǎo yā juān
(bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
xiǎo bǎo
(bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
shì jǐng xiǎo mín
ordinary people
the hoi polloi
commoner
fú xiǎo mài
unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
yīng táo xiǎo kǒu
see 櫻桃小嘴|樱桃小嘴[ying1 tao2 xiao3 zui3]
héng bān fù xiǎo xiāo
(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)
sī pèi ěr tè xiǎo mài
spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)
Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
xiǎo tián jī
(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
Xiǎo hái Dí fáng
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
xiǎo shòu
(slang) the "receiver" (in a homosexual relationship)
xiǎo zú
foot soldier
minor figure
a nobody
(chess) pawn
xiǎo dòng zuò
bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)
petty maneuver
dirty trick
gamesmanship
Xiǎo dāo huì
Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855
xiǎo gōng zhǔ
lit. little princess
fig. spoiled girl
female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4]
xiǎo liǎng kǒu
(coll.) young married couple
Xiǎo ér jīng
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
xiǎo r
(coll.) early childhood
baby boy
xiǎo huǒ r
erhua variant of 小伙[xiao3 huo3]
xiǎo huǒ
young guy
lad
youngster
CL:個|个[ge4]
xiǎo kě
small
unimportant
(polite) my humble person
xiǎo kě ài
cutie
sweetie
(Tw) camisole (women's garment)
xiǎo zǐ
(literary) youngster
(old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
(old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
xiǎo xí fu
young married woman
mistress
(fig.) punching bag
(old) child bride
xiǎo mèi mei
little sister
little girl
(coll.) vagina
xiǎo tài píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
xiǎo shòu xīng
child whose birthday is being celebrated
birthday boy
birthday girl
xiǎo zuǐ héng
(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
xiǎo zuǐ wū yā
(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
xiǎo sǎng
falsetto (in Chinese opera)
xiǎo xiān wēng
(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
xiǎo rén jīng
exceptionally bright kid
child prodigy
guó mín xiǎo xué
elementary school (Taiwan)
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò
see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
chī xiǎo zào
to be given special treatment
to be treated in a favored way
Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
zuò xiǎo chāo
to prepare a crib sheet
to crib
to cheat by copying
shì wú dà xiǎo
see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
sandwich generation
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
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
xiǎo rén
person of low social status (old)
I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
nasty person
vile character
xiǎo shì yī zhuāng
trivial matter
a piece of cake
xiǎo jiǔ jiǔ
multiplication tables
(fig.) plan
scheme
Xiǎo shèng
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng
handsome but effeminate man
pretty boy
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
dà xiǎo jie
eldest daughter of an affluent family
(polite) your daughter
bossy or indulged young woman
Miss High and Mighty
Xiǎo shī zuò
Leo Minor (constellation)
Xiǎo quán Chún yī láng
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
Xiǎo chí Bǎi hé zi
KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008
xiǎo mín
ordinary people
commoner
civilian
xiǎo máo tou
(coll.) new-born baby
young boy
xiǎo dù juān
(bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
xiǎo sháo yù
(bird species of China) little curlew (Numenius minutus)
xiǎo qǔ
popular song
folk tune
ballad
xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
xiǎo chūn
10th month of the lunar calendar
Indian summer
crops sown in late autumn
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
xiǎo Rì běn r
erhua variant of 小日本[xiao3 Ri4 ben3]
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
Xiǎo quǎn zuò
Canis Minor (constellation)
xiǎo yàn wěi
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
Xiǎo xióng zuò
Ursa Minor (constellation)
xiǎo zào
mess hall for high-ranking cadres
(fig.) special treatment
cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
xiǎo bīn yù
(bird species of China) little stint (Calidris minuta)
xiǎo hùn hùn
hooligan
rogue
a good-for-nothing
Xiǎo yuān Huì sān
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
Xiǎo yuān
Obuchi (Japanese surname)
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
xiǎo Rì běn
(derog.) Japanese person
Jap
xiǎo guǎng bō
grapevine
gossip
to spread rumors
Xiǎo kāng
Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]
xiǎo nián rén
younger old person
young retiree
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng
dainty and delicate
exquisite
Xiǎo dǎo
Kojima (Japanese surname)
Xiǎo zhài
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
xiǎo jiā bì yù
pretty daughter in a humble family
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
xiǎo jiàn
lunar month of 29 days
same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
xiǎo bān jī wēng
(bird species of China) little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
xiǎo gōng
(slang) the "giver" (in a homosexual relationship)
xiǎo guǎi
to turn right (Shanghainese)
xiǎo chāo r
erhua variant of 小抄[xiao3 chao1]
xiǎo qì
to rest for a bit
to take a breather