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  *小* | 小* | *小
small / tiny / few / young
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
elementary school; primary school
HSK 1
young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
primary school student / schoolchild / CL: 個|个, / (fig.) beginner
HSK 1
erhua variant of 小孩
HSK 1
to be careful / to take care
HSK 2
group
HSK 2
novel / fiction / CL: ,
HSK 2
in one's childhood
HSK 2
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
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
less than, <
HSK 6
wheat / CL:
HSK 6
tip / gratuity
HSK 6
minor road / lane / pathway / trail
HSK 7-9
foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn
HSK 7-9
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
housing estate; community; neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
HSK 7-9
fiddle / violin
HSK 7-9
clown
HSK 7-9
stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty
HSK 7-9
to look down on / to underestimate
HSK 7-9
short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
HSK 7-9
peddler / hawker
HSK 7-9
moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity
HSK 7-9
brook / streamlet
HSK 7-9
popular song / folk tune / ballad
HSK 7-9
(slang) a piece of cake / a simple matter
mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
child / CL: 個|个
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
millet
(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.)
(literary) underage male servant
pouch
the smaller part or share of sth
very small / very few / very minor
(slang) novice; greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool; idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸, pretty boy
young child / (humble) my son
(coll.) early childhood / baby boy
small store
chick
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
minibus
small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
child
trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one; a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
snack bar / lunch room / CL:
little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
trifle / trivial matter / CL: 點|点
underbelly / lower abdomen
light rain / drizzle
10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
thief
elf
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
steamed dumpling
decimal point
calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
cutie / sweetie / (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
snack; nibbles
little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp
my daughter (humble)
(coll.) young married couple
sketch biography / profile
small truck; light truck
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
small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
waiter
a minor matter / trivia / bar (music)
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
asteroid / minor planet
(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
urine / to urinate / (euphemism) penis or vulva
pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy
(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney)
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
appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟
subtotal
lamb
bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
little finger
pachinko
polio (poliomyelitis)
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
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆)
nonentity / a nobody
Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
puppy / my son (humble)

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