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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
in one's childhood
HSK 2
to be careful / to take care
HSK 2
young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
novel / fiction / CL: ,
HSK 2
primary school student / schoolchild / CL: 個|个, / (fig.) beginner
HSK 1
group
HSK 2
young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
elementary school; primary school
HSK 1
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
wheat / CL:
HSK 6
small scale / small size
HSK 4
street food; snack
HSK 4
to engage in petty theft
father's concubine / (coll.) stepmother (esp. a young stepmother)
stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty
HSK 7-9
less than, <
HSK 6
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
erhua form of 小偷
HSK 5
housing estate; community; neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
HSK 7-9
short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit
HSK 7-9
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
compact car
thief
(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)
urinal
alley; trail
person from the same county
peddler / hawker
HSK 7-9
underbelly / lower abdomen
minority of the population / non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc) / niche (market etc)
(bird species of China) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
pocketknife; penknife
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)
clown
HSK 7-9
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
a small appetizer / a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
tip / gratuity
HSK 6
(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
HSK 7-9
fiddle / violin
HSK 7-9
kitten
mini-nuke
child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child
hipster
Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
millet
(coll.) teen idol (male)
(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc)
penis (child's word)
Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney)
trifle / trivial matter / CL: 點|点
violinist; fiddler
lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
small truck; light truck
compact car
child
nonentity / a nobody
petty advantage; small gains
honeybee; (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker)
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
decimal point
(derog.) girlfriend of a married man
young guy / lad / youngster / CL: 個|个
(slang) young boy who displays skills, maturity, or coolness beyond his age
small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
a portion smaller than a half / the lesser part / the smaller part
small store
(slang) young girl who displays skills, maturity, or coolness beyond her age
pup; puppy
(coll.) to look down on / to underestimate
(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)
moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity
HSK 7-9
popular song / folk tune / ballad
HSK 7-9
REDnote (Chinese social networking platform)
small capital / on a shoestring
small demon
miser / penny-pincher
mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL: 臺|台,
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
supplementary cash reserve / private fund / private hoard / slush fund
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
asteroid / minor planet
alley
to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
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
hill; knoll
packet
compact car
clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded
pet name for a child / childhood name
lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens); red panda
minibus
gadget / widget (small item of software)

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