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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
小 xiǎo	小 \| 小* \| *小	small / tiny / few / young	HSK 1


小姐 xiǎojie	小姐 \| 小姐* \| *小姐	young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個｜个, 位	HSK 1


小时 xiǎoshí	小时 \| 小时* \| *小时	hour / CL: 個｜个	小時 HSK 2


小心 xiǎoxīn	小心 \| 小心* \| *小心	to be careful / to take care	HSK 3


小说 xiǎoshuō	小说 \| 小说* \| *小说	novel / fiction / CL: 本, 部	小說 HSK 4


小吃 xiǎochī	小吃 \| 小吃* \| *小吃	snack / refreshments / CL: 家	HSK 4


小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi	小伙子 \| 小伙子* \| *小伙子	young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個｜个	HSK 4


小麦 xiǎomài	小麦 \| 小麦* \| *小麦	wheat / CL: 粒	小麥 HSK 5


小气 xiǎoqì	小气 \| 小气* \| *小气	stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty	小氣 HSK 5


小case xiǎo c a s e	小case \| 小case* \| *小case	(slang) a piece of cake / a simple matter


小镇 xiǎozhèn	小镇 \| 小镇* \| *小镇	small town / village	小鎮


小猫 xiǎomāo	小猫 \| 小猫* \| *小猫	kitten	小貓


小学 xiǎoxué	小学 \| 小学* \| *小学	elementary school; primary school	小學


小泉 Xiǎoquán	小泉 \| 小泉* \| *小泉	Koizumi (name) / KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006


小心谨慎 xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn	小心谨慎 \| 小心谨慎* \| *小心谨慎	cautious and timid (idiom); prudent / careful	小心謹慎


小小 xiǎoxiǎo	小小 \| 小小* \| *小小	very small / very few / very minor


小区 xiǎoqū	小区 \| 小区* \| *小区	neighborhood / district	小區


小龙 xiǎolóng	小龙 \| 小龙* \| *小龙	snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)	小龍


小米 Xiǎomǐ	小米 \| 小米* \| *小米	Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010


小米 xiǎomǐ	小米 \| 小米* \| *小米	millet


小组 xiǎozǔ	小组 \| 小组* \| *小组	group	小組


小林 Xiǎolín	小林 \| 小林* \| *小林	Kobayashi (Japanese surname)


小巧 xiǎoqiǎo	小巧 \| 小巧* \| *小巧	small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty


小孩 xiǎohái	小孩 \| 小孩* \| *小孩	child / CL: 個｜个


小溪 xiǎoxī	小溪 \| 小溪* \| *小溪	brook / streamlet


小康 Xiǎokāng	小康 \| 小康* \| *小康	Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同


小康 xiǎokāng	小康 \| 小康* \| *小康	moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity


小菜 xiǎocài	小菜 \| 小菜* \| *小菜	appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟


小车 xiǎochē	小车 \| 小车* \| *小车	small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance	小車


小野 Xiǎoyě	小野 \| 小野* \| *小野	Ono (Japanese surname and place name)


小屋 xiǎowū	小屋 \| 小屋* \| *小屋	cabin / lodge / cottage / chalet / hut / shed


小腿 xiǎotuǐ	小腿 \| 小腿* \| *小腿	lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank


小白 xiǎobái	小白 \| 小白* \| *小白	(slang) novice; greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool; idiot / abbr. for 小白臉｜小白脸, pretty boy


小店 xiǎodiàn	小店 \| 小店* \| *小店	small store


小幅 xiǎofú	小幅 \| 小幅* \| *小幅	by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small


小子 xiǎozǐ	小子 \| 小子* \| *小子	(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)


小子 xiǎozi	小子 \| 小子* \| *小子	(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow


小姨子 xiǎoyízi	小姨子 \| 小姨子* \| *小姨子	(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)


小于 xiǎoyú	小于 \| 小于* \| *小于	less than, <	小於


小人 xiǎorén	小人 \| 小人* \| *小人	person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character


小雨 xiǎoyǔ	小雨 \| 小雨* \| *小雨	light rain / drizzle


小计 xiǎojì	小计 \| 小计* \| *小计	subtotal	小計


小事 xiǎoshì	小事 \| 小事* \| *小事	trifle / trivial matter / CL: 點｜点


小路 xiǎolù	小路 \| 小路* \| *小路	minor road / lane / pathway / trail


小可 xiǎokě	小可 \| 小可* \| *小可	small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person


小春 xiǎochūn	小春 \| 小春* \| *小春	10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn


小豆 xiǎodòu	小豆 \| 小豆* \| *小豆	see 紅豆｜红豆


小品 xiǎopǐn	小品 \| 小品* \| *小品	short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit


小两口 xiǎoliǎngkǒu	小两口 \| 小两口* \| *小两口	(coll.) young married couple	小兩口


小叔 xiǎoshū	小叔 \| 小叔* \| *小叔	husband's younger brother / brother-in-law


小声 xiǎoshēng	小声 \| 小声* \| *小声	in a low voice / (speak) in whispers	小聲


小心翼翼 xiǎoxīnyìyì	小心翼翼 \| 小心翼翼* \| *小心翼翼	cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously


小结 xiǎojié	小结 \| 小结* \| *小结	summary / short / brief / wrap-up	小結


小考 xiǎokǎo	小考 \| 小考* \| *小考	quiz


小伙 xiǎohuǒ	小伙 \| 小伙* \| *小伙	young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個｜个


小钢炮 xiǎogāngpào	小钢炮 \| 小钢炮* \| *小钢炮	(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)	小鋼砲


小鸟 xiǎoniǎo	小鸟 \| 小鸟* \| *小鸟	small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie	小鳥


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


小数 xiǎoshù	小数 \| 小数* \| *小数	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	小數


小便 xiǎobiàn	小便 \| 小便* \| *小便	urine / to urinate / (euphemism) penis or vulva


小腹 xiǎofù	小腹 \| 小腹* \| *小腹	underbelly / lower abdomen


小肠 xiǎocháng	小肠 \| 小肠* \| *小肠	small intestine	小腸


小灵通 Xiǎo Língtōng	小灵通 \| 小灵通* \| *小灵通	Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"	小靈通


小弟 xiǎodì	小弟 \| 小弟* \| *小弟	little brother / I, your little brother (humble)


小丑 xiǎochǒu	小丑 \| 小丑* \| *小丑	clown


小脑 xiǎonǎo	小脑 \| 小脑* \| *小脑	cerebellum (part of the brain)	小腦


小金 Xiǎojīn	小金 \| 小金* \| *小金	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


小径 xiǎojìng	小径 \| 小径* \| *小径	alley	小徑


小头 xiǎotóu	小头 \| 小头* \| *小头	the smaller part or share of sth	小頭


小秘 xiǎomì	小秘 \| 小秘* \| *小秘	(ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)


小厮 xiǎosī	小厮 \| 小厮* \| *小厮	(literary) underage male servant	小廝


小妹 xiǎomèi	小妹 \| 小妹* \| *小妹	little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)


小报 xiǎobào	小报 \| 小报* \| *小报	tabloid newspaper	小報


小鸡 xiǎojī	小鸡 \| 小鸡* \| *小鸡	chick	小雞


小题大做 xiǎotídàzuò	小题大做 \| 小题大做* \| *小题大做	to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)	小題大做


小雅 xiǎoyǎ	小雅 \| 小雅* \| *小雅	one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经


小马 xiǎomǎ	小马 \| 小马* \| *小马	colt / pony	小馬


小看 xiǎokàn	小看 \| 小看* \| *小看	to look down on / to underestimate


小满 Xiǎomǎn	小满 \| 小满* \| *小满	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	小滿


小指 xiǎozhǐ	小指 \| 小指* \| *小指	little finger


小汤山 Xiǎotāngshān	小汤山 \| 小汤山* \| *小汤山	Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality	小湯山


小河 xiǎohé	小河 \| 小河* \| *小河	brook


小觑 xiǎoqù	小觑 \| 小觑* \| *小觑	to despise / to have contempt for	小覷


小资 xiǎozī	小资 \| 小资* \| *小资	petit bourgeois / yuppie / abbr. of 小資產階級｜小资产阶级	小資


小牛 xiǎoniú	小牛 \| 小牛* \| *小牛	calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini


小产 xiǎochǎn	小产 \| 小产* \| *小产	to miscarry / a miscarriage / an abortion	小產


小刀 xiǎodāo	小刀 \| 小刀* \| *小刀	knife / CL: 把


小样 xiǎoyàng	小样 \| 小样* \| *小样	galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)	小樣


小球 xiǎoqiú	小球 \| 小球* \| *小球	sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球


小岛 Xiǎodǎo	小岛 \| 小岛* \| *小岛	Kojima (Japanese surname and place name)	小島


小岛 xiǎodǎo	小岛 \| 小岛* \| *小岛	isle	小島


小女 xiǎonǚ	小女 \| 小女* \| *小女	my daughter (humble)


小船 xiǎochuán	小船 \| 小船* \| *小船	boat


小鬼 xiǎoguǐ	小鬼 \| 小鬼* \| *小鬼	little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp


小强 Xiǎo Qiáng	小强 \| 小强* \| *小强	cockroach (slang)	小強


小瞧 xiǎoqiáo	小瞧 \| 小瞧* \| *小瞧	(coll.) to look down on / to underestimate


小妖 xiǎoyāo	小妖 \| 小妖* \| *小妖	small demon


小城 xiǎochéng	小城 \| 小城* \| *小城	small town


小名 xiǎomíng	小名 \| 小名* \| *小名	pet name for a child / childhood name


小道 xiǎodào	小道 \| 小道* \| *小道	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)

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