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  *小* | 小* | *小
small / tiny / few / young
HSK 1
elementary school; primary school
HSK 1
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
primary school student / schoolchild / CL: 個|个, / (fig.) beginner
HSK 1
erhua variant of 小孩
HSK 1
child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
novel / fiction / CL: ,
HSK 2
group
HSK 2
to be careful / to take care
HSK 2
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
in one's childhood
HSK 2
street food; snack
HSK 4
small scale / small size
HSK 4
young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
erhua variant of 小偷
HSK 5
wheat / CL:
HSK 6
less than, <
HSK 6
tip / gratuity
HSK 6
short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
HSK 7-9
housing estate; community; neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
HSK 7-9
minor road / lane / pathway / trail
HSK 7-9
brook / streamlet
HSK 7-9
peddler / hawker
HSK 7-9
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
popular song / folk tune / ballad
HSK 7-9
moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity
HSK 7-9
clown
HSK 7-9
foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn
HSK 7-9
to look down on / to underestimate
HSK 7-9
fiddle / violin
HSK 7-9
stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty
HSK 7-9
Kojima (Japanese surname and place name)
isle
brat / little devil
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL:
gadget / widget (small item of software)
(slang) a piece of cake / a simple matter
child / CL: 個|个
very small / very few / very minor
(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
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
small intestine
cerebellum (part of the brain)
young child / (humble) my son
(coll.) early childhood / baby boy
small store
young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
decimal point
small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow
tabloid newspaper
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
millet
chick
wavelet (math.)
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
light rain / drizzle
thief
little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp
small town; village
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
cabin / lodge / cottage / chalet / hut / shed
small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
lowercase
summary / short / brief / wrap-up
alley
10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆)
subtotal
(slang) novice; greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool; idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸, pretty boy
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同
trifle / trivial matter / CL: 點|点
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)
small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟
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, northwest Sichuan
petit bourgeois / yuppie / abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
urine / to urinate / (euphemism) penis or vulva
colt / pony
the self / the individual
boat
lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January
to rest for a bit / to take a breather
husband's younger brother / brother-in-law
quiz
little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
(ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)
to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
a minor matter / trivia / bar (music)
Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality

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