Chinese Character Dictionary

小钢球

xiăo gāng qiú

iron pellet

小铲子

xiăo chăn zi

trowel

小阿姨

xiăo ā yí

auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family

小除夕

xiăo chú xī

the day before New Year's Eve

小雁塔

Xiăo yàn tă

Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

小雅

xiăo yă

one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

小集团

xiăo jí tuán

faction

小鸡

xiăo jī

chick

小鸡鸡

xiăo jī jī

penis (child's word)

小雨

xiăo yŭ

light rain

小雪

Xiăo xuĕ

Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December

小灵通

xiăo líng tōng

mobile phone (with a local, 7-digit phone number)

小灵通机站

xiăo líng tōng jī zhàn

cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)

小青年

xiăo qīng nián

young person

小项

xiăo xiàng

small item

小题大作

xiăo tí dà zuò

variant of 小題大做|小题大做[xiăo tí dà zuò]

小题大做

xiăo tí dà zuò

to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)

小额融资

xiăo é róng zī

microfinance

小颚

xiăo è

mandible (lower jaw)

小食中心

xiăo shí zhōng xīn

Food court

小饭馆

xiăo fàn guăn

tearoom

小马

xiăo mă

colt

小马座

xiăo mă zuò

Equuleus (constellation)

小脏鬼

xiăo zāng guĭ

dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)

小松糕

xiăo sōng gāo

muffin

小鬼

xiăo guĭ

little demon (term of endearment for a child)

小鸟依人

xiăo niăo yī rén

lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)

小鹅

xiăo é

gosling

小鹰号

Xiăo yīng hào

Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)

小鹿乱撞

xiăo lù luàn zhuàng

fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions

小麦

xiăo mài

wheat

小麦胚芽

xiăo mài pēi yá

wheat germ

小面包

xiăo miàn bāo

bread roll

小黄瓜

xiăo huáng guā

gherkin

小鼠

xiăo shŭ

mouse

小龙

xiăo lóng

young dragon

小龙汤包

xiăo lóng tāng bāo

steamed soup dumpling

小龙虾

xiăo lóng xiā

crayfish

少

shăo

few

少不了

shăo bu liăo

cannot do without

少不得

shăo bu dé

cannot be avoided

少之又少

shăo zhī yòu shăo

very few

少来

shăo lái

refrain (from doing sth)

少先队

Shào Xiān duì

Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shào nián Xiān fēng duì]

少先队员

shào xiān duì yuán

member of the Young Pioneers

少儿

shào ér

child

少儿不宜

shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

少刻

shăo kè

a short while

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

shào zhuàng bù nŭ lì , lăo dà tú shāng bēi

if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

少壮派

shào zhuàng pài

young guard

少女

shào nu:3

maiden

少女峰

shào nu:3 fēng

Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland

少女露笑脸，婚事半成全

shào nu:3 lù xiào liăn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán

When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

少奶奶

shào năi nai

young lady of the house

少妇

shào fù

young married woman

少安毋躁

shăo ān wú zào

keep calm, don't get excited

少安无躁

shăo ān wú zào

variant of 少安毋躁[shăo ān wú zào]

少将

shào jiàng

major general

少尉

shào wèi

second lieutenant (army rank)

少年

shào nián

youngster