be careful ⇒ 过马路,一定要小心。 Guò mǎlù, yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn. → You must be careful when crossing the road.
小时
hour ⇒ 很多公司实行8小时工作制。 Hěn duō gōngsī shíxíng bā xiǎoshí gōngzuò zhì. → Lots of companies have implemented an eight-hour working day.
小气
( 气量小 ) petty
小看
underestimate
小组
group
小节
( 小事 ) trifle
小菜
( 下酒菜 ) pickled vegetables pl
小说
novel
小费
tip
小辈
younger member
小鞋
( 喻 ) ⇒ 因为给公司提过意见,老板常常给他穿小鞋。 Yīnwèi gěi gōngsī tíguo yìjiàn, lǎobǎn chángcháng gěi tā chuān xiǎoxié. → Because he made some complaints to the company, the boss often gives him a hard time.
小鬼
little devil
小麦
wheat
幼小
young
弱小
weak
微小
tiny
渺小
tiny
狭小
cramped ⇒ 狭小的空间 xiáxiǎo de kōngjiān → cramped space ⇒ 作为领导他的气量过于狭小。 Zuòwéi lǐngdǎo tā de qìliàng guòyú xiáxiǎo. → He was too narrow-minded a leader.
短小
short ⇒ 他身材短小。 Tā shēncái duǎnxiǎo. → He's short. ⇒ 短小精悍的文章 Duǎnxiǎo jīnghàn de wénzhāng → a concise article
primary school pupil ( 英 ) elementary school student ( 美 )
小市民
philistine
小意思
( 微薄心意 ) small token
小提琴
violin
English translation of '小'
小
(xiǎo)
形
(= 不大) small
⇒ 小毛病 (xiǎo máobìng) small problem
⇒ 小床 (xiǎo chuáng) single bed
⇒ 年龄小 (niánlíng xiǎo) young
(= 排行最末的) youngest
⇒ 他的小女儿才两岁。 (Tā de xiǎo nǚ'ér cái liǎng suì.) His youngest daughter is only two years old.
副
(= 短时间)
⇒ 小憩 (xiǎoqì) take a short rest
(= 稍微) a bit
⇒ 小有名气 (xiǎo yǒu míngqì) have something of a reputation
名
young children
可以用 little 形容小的事物。 ... a little house ... little children ... 但是 little 通常不用于强调某事物的体积小。例如，不能说 `The town is little.' 或 `I have a very little car.'，但是可以说 `The town is small.' 或 `I have a very small car.'。little 没有 small 那么精确，但通常暗示说话者对于所谈论的对象的态度。因此 little 通常用在其他形容词的后面。 What a nice little house you've got here! ... Shut up, you horrible little boy!