小

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   small

   中体积或范围不大tǐjī huò fànwéi búdà

   • zhègepíngguǒhěnxiǎo.

     这个苹果很小。🔊

     This apple is very small.

   • Tādeshǒuhěnxiǎo,dàibushàngzhègejièzhi.

     她的手很小，戴不上这个戒指。🔊

     Her hands are so small that she can't fit into this ring.

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   • zǒuleyígèxiǎoshíhòu，wǒmentíngxiàláixiūxi。

     走了一个小时后，我们停下来休息。🔊

     After walking for an hour, we stopped to rest.

   • yígèxiǎoshíyǒuliùshífēnzhōng，yìfēnzhōngyǒuliùshímiǎo。

     一个小时有六十分钟，一分钟有六十秒。🔊

     There are sixty minutes in an hour and sixty seconds in a minute.

   • xiǎozhāngyíhuìerjiùbǎdiànshìjīxiūlǐhǎole，tāyǒuliǎngxiàzǐ，wǒpèifútā！

     小张一会儿就把电视机修理好了，他有两下子，我佩服他！🔊

     Little Zhang fixed the TV in no time — he really knows his stuff, I'm impressed!

   • wángyuànzhǎngwèirénzhèngpài，bànshìgōngdào，méigěirénchuānguòxiǎoxié，dàjiādōuzūnjìngtā。

     王院长为人正派，办事公道，没给人穿过小鞋，大家都尊敬他。🔊

     Dean Wang is an upright and fair-minded person who has never made things difficult for anyone, and everyone respects him.

   • xiǎowáng，wǒkěyǐyòngyíxiànǐdezìxíngchēma？nàméishuōde，nǐqízǒuba！

     小王，我可以用一下你的自行车吗？那没说的，你骑走吧！🔊

     Little Wang, can I borrow your bike for a bit? Of course, go ahead and take it!

2. 貳形adjective

   tiny

   中体积或数量不大；与大相反tǐjī huò shùliàng búdà; yǔ dà xiāngfǎn

   • zhèzhīmāohěnxiǎo.

     这只猫很小。🔊

     This cat is very small.

   • zhèjiānfángjiāntàixiǎo，fàngbuxiàyīzhāngdàchuáng。

     这间房间太小，放不下一张大床。🔊

     This room is too small to fit a large bed.

3. 參形adjective

   young

   中年纪不大；年龄少niánjì búdà；niánlìng shǎo

   • tāyǒuyígèxiǎodìdi.

     她有一个小弟弟。🔊

     She has a little brother.

   • Tācóngxiǎojiùxǐhuānhuàhuà.

     他从小就喜欢画画。🔊

     He has loved drawing since he was a child.

4. 肆形adjective

   few

   中数量不多；很少shùliàng búduō; hěn shǎo

   • Zhèlǐláiderénbùshǎo,zǒuderényěshǎobùliǎo.

     这里来的人不少，走的人也少不了。🔊

     The number of people arriving here is considerable, and so is the number leaving.