mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school
less than (mathematical symbol: <)
to miscarry; a miscarriage; an abortion
person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
minority of the population; non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc); niche (market etc)
young guy; lad; youngster
sketch biography; profile
to urinate; to pass water; urine
young child; (humble) my son
(coll.) early childhood; baby boy
neighborhood; district; (housing) estate; (home) community; neighbourhood
foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn
husband's younger brother; brother-in-law
(slang) the "receiver" (in a homosexual relationship)
small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person
trumpet; small size (clothes etc); (coll.) number one; to urinate; (humble) our store
pet name for a child; childhood name
short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit
falsetto (in Chinese opera)
in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
young lady; miss; (use this word carefully, as it is also slang for prostitute in some parts of China)
husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
my son-in-law (humble); I (spoken to parents-in-law)
youngster (literary); young fellow (term of address used by the older generation - old); me (used in speaking to one's elders - old); I (used in speaking to one's elders - old)
(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
elementary school; primary school
petty official; minor functionary
(very) small; (very) tiny; (very) few; (very) little; (very) minor
lunar month of 29 days; same as
小建
cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed
delicate; fine (features); small and exquisite; compact; nifty
little new year
(literal translation); festival
(on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th month of the lunar year when sacrifices are made to the kitchen god); off year
(for fruit trees, bamboo, etc) (opp. 大 年); lunar year
(in which the last month has 29 days)
moderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity
lunar month of 29 days; same as
小尽
(dialect) boss's son; rich man's son; young master
little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
bomblet (of cluster bomb)
to rest for a bit; to take a breather
small skills; folk musical theater
to turn right (Shanghainese)
(slang) the "giver" (in a homosexual relationship)
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
10th month of the lunar calendar; Indian summer; crops sown in late autumn
popular song; folk tune; ballad
small capital; on a shoestring
shrub; small tree; sapling
galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
ordinary people; commoner; civilian
stingy; petty; miserly; narrow-minded; cheapstake; mean
neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)
mess hall for high-ranking cadres;
(fig.) special treatment; cf.
大灶
sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also
大球
minor illness; indisposition
(slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for
小白脸, pretty boy
to look down on; to underestimate
(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate
receipt; banknote of small denomination
(ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
summary; short; brief; wrap-up
cerebellum (part of the brain)
underbelly; lower abdomen
a minor matter; trivia; bar (music)
appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also
小菜一碟
(derog.) girlfriend of a married man
close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
to belittle; to look down upon; to despise
to despise; to have contempt for
to urinate; to empty one's bladder
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre; minor key (in music)
petit bourgeois; yuppie; abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
small model car; mini-car; small horse-cart; barrow; wheelbarrow; type of folk dance
little mistake; minor offense; slightly too much
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)
to have a drink; small party
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
small item; event (of program)
little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp
(bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
(bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
(bird species of China) little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
snake
(as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
(bird species of China) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
minor third (musical interval)
tiny; very small; tiny thing; small child; baby
(coll.) young married couple
multiplication tables; (fig.) plan; scheme
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
children's picture story book
exceptionally bright kid; child prodigy
(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
young man; young guy; youngster; lad; youth
pediatrics; pediatric (department); sth of little importance; trifle; a child's play; (slang) childish; petty; stingy
(lit.) little princess;
(fig.) spoiled girl; female version of
小皇帝
mini bus (used for public transportation)
booklet; pamphlet; leaflet; information sheet; menu
skirmish; clash; dispute; brush
bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship
kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business
(coll.) (Tw) mini truck; Kei truck
cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
person from the same county
(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
(bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
little sister; little girl; (coll.) vagina
young married woman; mistress; (fig.) punching bag; (old) child bride
primary school student; elementary school student; schoolchild
child; kid; small child; little kid
child whose birthday is being celebrated; birthday boy; birthday girl
younger old person; young retiree
grapevine; gossip; to spread rumors
little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis
small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
brackets; parentheses ( ) (math.)
in one's childhood; childhood; youth; as a kid
hourly worker; hourly job
(bird species of China) little curlew (Numenius minutus)
(bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
short paragraph; news article
(coll.) new-born baby; young boy
microclimate; (fig.) local situation
hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing
(bird species of China) little stint (Calidris minuta)
mobile phone (with a local, 7-digit phone number)
lesser panda; red panda; firefox
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
gadget; widget (small item of software)
(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica chinensis
little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal); (fig.) guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment
child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
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)
mini laptop or notebook (computer); netbook
(steamed) dumpling; (small steamed meatfilled) buns; soup dumpling (because of the sauce inside the dumpling)
(lit.) small abacus; (fig.) selfish calculations; bean-counting
(bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)
little green men from Mars
concubine; junior wife; mistress
clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
(coll.) wife's younger brother
(bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
small-scale; local; to a limited extent
shrimp; (fig.) small fry; minor player
(bird species of China) Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Locustella certhiola)
supplementary cash reserve; private fund; private hoard; slush fund
auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family
the day before New Year's Eve
tearoom; canteen; cafeteria
(bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
(bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
crayfish; langoustine; chicken lobster
trivial matter; a piece of cake
(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
pretty daughter in a humble family
dainty and delicate; exquisite
society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
small-minded; petty; narrow-minded
mean; stingy; to be lacking in boldness; timid
(bird species of China) little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
summer radish (the small red kind)
small mug (baby language)
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
(bird species of China) Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
(fig.) restless, because of fear or strong emotions
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
microphage (a type of white blood cell)
cliquism; small-group mentality
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
(bird species of China) pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
from childhood; since childhood; as a child
to reduce; to decrease; to diminish
lower elementary school; abbr. for 初级小学
(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends
elementary school
(Taiwan); abbr. for
国民小学
size; dimension; measurement; magnitude; big or small; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
small and weak; puny; a child
minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal
minute; very small; paltry; tiny; petty; negligible; insignificant
short and small; low and small; undersized
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
the old and the young; the youngest member of the family
(coll.) to take a concubine
subsidiary primary school (originally attached to an institute, university etc); abbreviation of 附屬小學|附属小学
to prepare a crib sheet; to crib; to cheat by copying
to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way
ossicles (of the middle ear); three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
using the toilet; urination and defecation
capitals and lower case letters
eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
to give preferential treatment; to give special attention
to be masturbated by a prostitute
infinitesimal (in calculus); infinitely small
infinitesimal; infinitely small
extremely small; infinitesimal
unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)
to be conciliatory or apologetic; to tread warily in dealing with sb
a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
a small part; a small section
very brief period of time
not be without some advantage; be of some help
small and medium enterprise; SME
mermaid; the Little Mermaid
lower elementary school; abbr. to 初小
elementary school (Taiwan)
bar girl; professional escort
virtually the same; differing only on small points
to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss
large and small; of all sizes
major and minor third (musical interval)
(lit.) making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
using a talented person in an insignificant position; a sledgehammer to crack a nut
great despite minor blemishes; a rough diamond
to cut a long story short; a brief treatment of a complicated subject; (fig.) to treat an important question as a minor matter
handsome but effeminate man; pretty boy
credit hour
(in an academic credit system); see also
学分制
ordinary people; the hoi polloi; commoner
girl who engages in enjo-kōsai; see also
援助交际
no matter how big or small; not distinguishing junior and senior
infinitesimal; infinite decimal expansion
sometimes big, sometimes small; varying
impolite; cheeky; impudent
love novel; love story; love fiction (movie); romance novel; romantic novel
(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
supernatural novel; novel of ghosts and goblins
science fiction book; science fiction novel; SF novel; SF book; sci fi book; sci fi novel
a scientific research group
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
(bird species of China) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
to get smart; to resort to petty tricks
pornographic novel; dirty book
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
popular fiction; light literature
insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment
(lit.) much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action; his bark is worse than his bite
extremely important; no small matter
advanced class of primary school
small or medium size enterprise (SME)
case sensitive; distinguishing capitals from lower case letters
lowest common denominator
(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)
see 聖女果|圣女果[sheng4 nu:3 guo3]
see 聖女果|圣女果[sheng4 nu:3 guo3]
(bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)
case insensitive; not distinguishing capitals from lower case letters
spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)
techno-thriller novel; science fiction thriller
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
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