Chinese Character Dictionary

小妹

xiăo mèi

little sister

小姐

xiăo jie

young lady

小姑

xiăo gū

husband's younger sister

小姨

xiăo yí

(coll.) wife's younger sister

小娃

xiăo wá

child

小娃娃

xiăo wá wa

baby

小婿

xiăo xù

my son-in-law (humble)

小媳妇儿

xiăo xí fu r

young married woman

小子

xiăo zĭ

(literary) youngster

小孩

xiăo hái

child

小孩儿

xiăo hái r

erhua variant of 小孩[xiăo hái]

小孩子

xiăo hái zi

child

小学

xiăo xué

primary school

小学生

xiăo xué shēng

primary school student

小学而大遗

xiăo xué ér dà yí

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

小官

xiăo guān

petty official

小家子气

xiăo jiā zi qì

petty

小家碧玉

xiăo jiā bì yù

pretty daughter in a humble family

小家鼠

xiăo jiā shŭ

mouse

小寒

Xiăo hán

Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January

小寨

Xiăo zhài

Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an

小写

xiăo xiĕ

lowercase

小写字母

xiăo xiĕ zì mŭ

lowercase (letters)

小小

xiăo xiăo

very small

小屁孩

xiăo pì hái

wimpy kid

小屁孩日记

xiăo pì hái rì jì

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

小屋

xiăo wū

cabin

小山包包

xiăo shān bāo bao

a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)

小岩洞

xiăo yán dòng

grotto

小岛

xiăo dăo

isle

小巧

xiăo qiăo

small and exquisite

小巧玲珑

xiăo qiăo líng lóng

dainty and delicate

小巫见大巫

xiăo wū jiàn dà wū

lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)

小巷

xiăo xiàng

alley

小年人

xiăo nián rén

younger old person

小店

xiăo diàn

small store

小店区

Xiăo diàn qū

Xiaodian district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tài yuán shì], Shanxi

小康

xiăo kāng

comparatively good living standard

小康社会

xiăo kāng shè huì

middle-class society

小广播

xiăo guăng bō

grapevine

小弟

xiăo dì

little brother

小弟弟

xiăo dì di

little brother

小强

Xiăo Qiáng

cockroach (slang)

小弹

xiăo dàn

bomblet (of cluster bomb)

小径

xiăo jìng

alley

小心

xiăo xīn

to be careful

小心眼

xiăo xīn yăn

narrow-minded

小心眼儿

xiăo xīn yăn r

small-minded

小心翼翼

xiăo xīn yì yì

cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

小心谨慎

xiăo xīn jĭn shèn

cautious and timid (idiom); prudent

小恭

xiăo gōng

(literary) urine

小意思

xiăo yì si

small token

小憩

xiăo qì

to rest for a bit

小惩大诫

xiăo chéng dà jiè

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

小扁豆

xiăo biăn dòu

lentil

小手小脚

xiăo shŏu xiăo jiăo

mean

小打小闹

xiăo dă xiăo nào

small-scale

小技

xiăo jì

small skills

小抄

xiăo chāo

cheat sheet

小抄儿

xiăo chāo r

erhua variant of 小抄[xiăo chāo]