- 小
- xiǎosmall; little; petty; minor; S; Jr; slim, young, the last in order of seniority, my; our, used before names of animals to indicate the young, of short duration, little ones; children, modesty* * *for a while; little; minor; petty; small; young【计】 mic-【医】 micr-; micro-; mikro-; nano-* * *small; little; smallness* * *xiǎoadj. small, little, tiny, bitty, few, young, tabloid* * *xiao3small, tiny, few, young* * *小xiǎo形(体积、面积、数量、强度等不大) small; little; petty; minor:小姑娘 a little girl;小河 stream;小声交谈 talk low;小问题 a minor question;无限小 infinitesimally small;风小些了。 The wind has dropped a little.鞋小了点儿。 These shoes are a bit too tight.这顶帽子我戴太小。 This hat is too small for me.(年纪小的; 年幼的) young:小弟弟 younger brother;小儿子 the youngest son;小狗 puppy;小鸡 chick; chicken;小猫 kitten;小牛 calf;一家老小 the whole family, old and young;她比我小。 She is younger than I am.(谦辞, 称自己或与自己有关的人或事物):小女 my daughter;小婿 my son-in-law名(年级小的人) the young:妻小 wife and children;上有老, 下有小。 There are old and young at home.(指妾) concubine:娶小 take (get) a concubine副(短时间地) for a while; for a short time:小住 stay for a few days;小坐 sit for a while(前缀) (用于姓、名、排行等前):小华 Xiao Hua;小王 Xiao Wang; Little Wang* * *小|小 [xiǎo] ► small ► tiny ► few ► young
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.