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small / tiny / few / young
HSK 1
kitten
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
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
thief
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
urinal
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
underbelly / lower abdomen
colt / pony
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
bistro
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)
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
small business
sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
housing estate; community; neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
HSK 7-9
tabloid newspaper
REDnote (Chinese social networking platform)
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
novel / fiction / CL: ,
HSK 2
pigtail
a small appetizer / a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
mini-nuke
compact car
child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child
compact car
elementary school; primary school
HSK 1
hipster
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦|克氏原螯虾
young child / (humble) my son
(coll.) early childhood / baby boy
(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.)
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
millet
(automobile) sedan / car
Little Red Riding Hood
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家 during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
novelist
small-scale / local / to a limited extent
to be careful / to take care
HSK 2
lowercase (letters)
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc)
small town; village
trifle / trivial matter / CL: 點|点
violinist; fiddler
group
HSK 2
lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
child
small truck; light truck
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
(coll.) young person; youngster
nonentity / a nobody
petty advantage; small gains
short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
HSK 7-9
lowercase
trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one; a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
honeybee; (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker)
trivial matter; a piece of cake
knife / CL:
by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small
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
in one's childhood
HSK 2
clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded
(derog.) girlfriend of a married man
young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
the younger generation
poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis
a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
small store
hourly worker / hourly job
(coll.) teen idol (male)
decimal point
pup; puppy
(coll.) to look down on / to underestimate
(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)
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
micropedia
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
small capital / on a shoestring
small trader / peddler
a small bridge over a flowing stream
wheat / CL:
HSK 6
small demon
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music)
young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
asteroid / minor planet
alley
small-scale
vendor's stall
cranberry

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