some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

slightly / a little / somewhat

a little bit

a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾｜一点钟)

somewhat / a little

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once; suddenly

in a little while; shortly after

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

one or two; a few / a little; just a bit

quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm

inferior brand; little-known brand

a little early

(bird species of China) little crake (Zapornia parva)

little by little / bit by bit / gradually

to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail

a little bit

little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older)

a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)

to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than

a few; a little; a bit

(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)

Little Red Riding Hood

of little value

(idiom) a short time; a little while

a short time / a little while

twice / for a little while

a smidgen / a little bit / a few

a little; a few

a short time; a little while

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow

little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older

(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift; to fleece

to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation / to express one's gratitude or esteem by treating sb to a meal or presenting a gift

to emerge / to crop up / a little more than

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)

somewhat / a little / slightly

to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

little brother / I, your little brother (humble)

A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

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

a little / a bit

pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy

slowly / unhurriedly / little by little

good little boy (or girl)

little finger

(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

a little

little person / midget / dwarf

bit by bit / every little bit

(coll.) lass / (dialect) little girl

little sister / little girl / (coll.) vulva

brat / little devil

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)

lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom) / fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was

lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝

Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)

little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp

little girl

little (dialect)

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

(dialect) little devil; brat

lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little

honey (endearment in addressing a little girl)

lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking

(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean

difference; discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support

little darling / baby

little imagined / scarcely realized

a little; somewhat

(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little

a little bit

honorable little brother

rascal / rogue / little devil (term of endearment)

very little / hardly any

silly little girl

galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)

very few; very little

not much / very little (e.g. difference)

little devil

little tuna / Euthynnus alletteratus

(slang) little biyatch (variation of 小婊子)

little girl (of toddler age)

bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect

(coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc)

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea

a little bit; slightly

to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

a short time / a little while

a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom)

(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)

little lamb

worthy little brother

little bell / CL: 隻｜只

(coll.) silly girl / little girl