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尋摸 (cam4 mo2) — to look for; to explore; to probe
尋根問底 (cam4 gan1 man6 dai2) — lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of …
尋根溯源 (cam4 gan1 sou3 jyun4) — see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]
尋機 (cam4 gei1) — to look for an opportunity
尋歡 (cam4 fun1) — to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)
尋歡作樂 (cam4 fun1 zok3 lok6) — pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
尋死 (cam4 sei2) — to attempt suicide; to court death
尋水術 (cam4 seoi2 seot6) — dowsing
尋求 (cam4 kau4) — to seek; to look for
尋烏 (cam4 wu1) — see 尋烏縣|寻乌县[Xun2 wu1 Xian4]
尋烏縣 (cam4 wu1 jyun6) — Xunwu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
尋獲 (cam4 wok6) — to find; to track down; to recover (sth lost)
尋甸縣 (cam4 din6 jyun6) — see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣|寻甸回族彝族自治县[Xun2 dian4 Hui2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
尋的 (cam4 dik1) — homing; target-seeking (military)
尋短見 (cam4 dyun2 gin3) — to commit suicide
尋租 (cam4 zou1) — rent seeking (economics)
尋花 (cam4 faa1) — flower-viewing; to visit a prostitute
尋花問柳 (cam4 faa1 man6 lau5) — lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels; …
尋訪 (cam4 fong2) — to inquire after; to look for (sb)
尋釁 (cam4 jan6) — to pick a quarrel; to start a fight
尋釁滋事罪 (cam4 jan6 zi1 si6 zeoi6) — disorderly behavior (PRC law)
尋開心 (cam4 hoi1 sam1) — to make fun of; to seek diversion
對上 (deoi3 soeng5) — to fit one into the other; to bring two things into contact
對不上 (deoi3 bat1 soeng5) — to disagree; I can't agree with that.
對不住 (deoi3 bat1 zyu6) — to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
對不對 (deoi3 bat1 deoi3) — right or wrong?; Is it right?; OK, yes? (colloquial)
對不起 (deoi3 bat1 hei2) — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
對么 (deoi3 mo1) — pair of aces (in dominoes); double one
對乙酰氨基酚 (deoi3 jyut3 sin1 on1 gei1 fan1) — paracetamol; acetaminophen
對了 (deoi3 liu5) — Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to …
對仗 (deoi3 zoeng3) — antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound); to fight; to wage…
對付 (deoi3 fu6) — to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu.…
對位 (deoi3 wai2) — counterpoint (in music etc); to align; alignment
對偶 (deoi3 ngau5) — dual; duality; antithesis; coupled phrases (as rhetorical device); spouse
對偶多面體 (deoi3 ngau5 do1 min6 tai2) — dual polyhedron
對偶性 (deoi3 ngau5 sing3) — (math.) duality
對價 (deoi3 gaa3) — consideration (in exchange for shares); a quid pro quo
對內 (deoi3 noi6) — internal; national; domestic (policy)
對刺 (deoi3 ci3) — bayonet practice in pairs
對勁 (deoi3 ging6) — suitable; to one's liking; to get along well; to be compatible
對勁兒 (deoi3 ging6 ji4) — erhua form of 對勁|对劲[dui4 jin4]
對半 (deoi3 bun3) — in half; evenly (into two parts); fifty-fifty
對口 (deoi3 hau2) — (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately; to be fit for the purposes of…
對口型 (deoi3 hau2 jing4) — to lip-sync
對口徑 (deoi3 hau2 ging3) — to arrange to give the same story
對口相聲 (deoi3 hau2 soeng3 sing1) — comic crosstalk; formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny m…
對口詞 (deoi3 hau2 ci4) — dialogue (for stage performance)
對味兒 (deoi3 mei6 ji4) — tasty; to one's liking
對唱 (deoi3 coeng3) — in duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer
對地 (deoi3 dei6) — targeted (e.g. attacks)
對壘 (deoi3 leoi5) — to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
對外 (deoi3 ngoi6) — external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
對外政策 (deoi3 ngoi6 zing3 caak3) — foreign policy
對外經濟貿易大學 (deoi3 ngoi6 ging1 zai3 mau6 jik6 daai6 hok6) — University of International Business and Economics
對外聯絡部 (deoi3 ngoi6 lyun4 lok6 bou6) — CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist par…
對外貿易 (deoi3 ngoi6 mau6 jik6) — foreign trade
對外關係 (deoi3 ngoi6 gwaan1 hai6) — foreign relations
對家 (deoi3 gaa1) — partner (in four person game); family of proposed marriage partner
對對碰 (deoi3 deoi3 pung3) — concentration (a pair-matching game)
對局 (deoi3 guk6) — opposing sides (in chess etc); position (of opposing forces)
對岸 (deoi3 ngon6) — opposite bank (of a body of water)
對峙 (deoi3 ci5) — (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other
對工 (deoi3 gung1) — proper
對工兒 (deoi3 gung1 ji4) — proper
對帳 (deoi3 zoeng3) — variant of 對賬|对账[dui4 zhang4]
對弈 (deoi3 jik6) — to play go, chess etc
對待 (deoi3 doi6) — to treat; treatment
對得起 (deoi3 dak1 hei2) — not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
對心 (deoi3 sam1) — congenial; to one's liking
對心兒 (deoi3 sam1 ji4) — erhua variant of 對心|对心[dui4 xin1]
對應 (deoi3 jing3) — to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
對我來說 (deoi3 ngo5 loi4 syut3) — as far as I'm concerned
對戰 (deoi3 zin3) — to do battle (with sb)
對打 (deoi3 daa2) — to fight (one against one)
對抗 (deoi3 kong3) — to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation
對抗性 (deoi3 kong3 sing3) — antagonistic
對抗者 (deoi3 kong3 ze2) — adversary; opponent
對抗賽 (deoi3 kong3 coi3) — duel; match; competition between paired opponents (e.g. sporting)
對接 (deoi3 zip3) — to join up; to dock; a joint (between components)
對換 (deoi3 wun6) — to exchange; to swap
對摺 (deoi3 zip3) — to sell at a 50% discount; to fold in two
對撞 (deoi3 zong6) — to collide head-on
對撞機 (deoi3 zong6 gei1) — a particle collider
對攻 (deoi3 gung1) — to attack (one another)
對敵 (deoi3 dik6) — to confront; to face the enemy
對數 (deoi3 sou3) — (math.) logarithm
對數函數 (deoi3 sou3 haam4 sou3) — logarithmic function
對方 (deoi3 fong1) — the other person; the other side; the other party
對方付款電話 (deoi3 fong1 fu6 fun2 din6 waa2) — collect call
對方付費電話 (deoi3 fong1 fu6 fai3 din6 waa2) — collect call
對於 (deoi3 jyu1) — regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
對日 (deoi3 jat6) — (policy etc) towards Japan
對映 (deoi3 jing2) — to be the mirror image of sth; enantiomorphic; antipodal; enantiomeric (chemist…
對映異構 (deoi3 jing2 ji6 kau3) — enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)
對映異構體 (deoi3 jing2 ji6 kau3 tai2) — enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)
對映體 (deoi3 jing2 tai2) — enantiomer (chemistry)
對望 (deoi3 mong6) — to look at each other
對本 (deoi3 bun2) — (a return) equal to the capital; 100 percent profit
對杯 (deoi3 bui1) — to raise glasses together; to toast one another
對案 (deoi3 on3) — counterproposal
對歌 (deoi3 go1) — answering phrase of duet; to sing antiphonal answer
對比度 (deoi3 bei2 dou6) — contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup); degree of contrast
對比溫度 (deoi3 bei2 wan1 dou6) — (thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different tempe…
對比聯想 (deoi3 bei2 lyun4 soeng2) — (psychology) contrastive association
對比色 (deoi3 bei2 sik1) — color contrast
對氨基苯丙酮 (deoi3 on1 gei1 bun2 bing2 tung4) — p-aminopropiophenone
對決 (deoi3 kyut3) — confrontation; contest; showdown
對流 (deoi3 lau4) — convection
對流層 (deoi3 lau4 cang4) — (meteorology) troposphere
對流層頂 (deoi3 lau4 cang4 deng2) — tropopause; top of troposphere
對消 (deoi3 siu1) — in equilibrium; to cancel out (of opposite forces) (physics)
對準 (deoi3 zeon2) — to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (…
對火 (deoi3 fo2) — to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
對焦 (deoi3 ziu1) — to focus (a camera)
對照 (deoi3 ziu3) — to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel text…
對照表 (deoi3 ziu3 biu2) — comparison table
對牛彈琴 (deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4) — lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciat…
對生 (deoi3 sang1) — (botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement
對症 (deoi3 zing3) — correct diagnosis; to prescribe the right cure for an illness; to suit the medi…
對症下藥 (deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6) — lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a pr…
對白 (deoi3 baak6) — dialogue (in a movie or a play)
對眼 (deoi3 ngaan5) — to squint; to one's liking
對稱 (deoi3 cing3) — symmetry; symmetrical
對稱性 (deoi3 cing3 sing3) — symmetry
對稱破缺 (deoi3 cing3 po3 kyut3) — symmetry breaking (physics)
對稱空間 (deoi3 cing3 hung1 gaan1) — symmetric space (math.)
對稱美 (deoi3 cing3 mei5) — symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
對稱軸 (deoi3 cing3 zuk6) — axis of symmetry; central axis (in Chinese architecture)
對空射擊 (deoi3 hung1 se6 gik1) — anti-aircraft fire; to shoot at enemy planes
對空火器 (deoi3 hung1 fo2 hei3) — anti-aircraft gun
對立 (deoi3 laap6) — to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative op…
對立面 (deoi3 laap6 min6) — opposite; antonym; the opposite side (in a conflict)
對等 (deoi3 dang2) — equal in status; on an equal footing; of equal standing (esp. between two parti…
對答 (deoi3 daap3) — to reply; to answer; response; reply
對答如流 (deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4) — able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
對策 (deoi3 caak3) — countermeasure for dealing with a situation
對簿 (deoi3 bou6) — to confront sb with accusation; written charge in court (in former times); to t…
對簿公堂 (deoi3 bou6 gung1 tong4) — public courtroom accusation (idiom); legal confrontation; to take sb to court; …
對罵 (deoi3 maa6) — to trade insults
對美 (deoi3 mei5) — (policy etc) towards America
對聯 (deoi3 lyun4) — rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a …
對胃口 (deoi3 wai6 hau2) — to one's taste; to one's liking
對苯醌 (deoi3 bun2 kwan1) — 1,4-benzoquinone (chemistry); para-benzoquinone
對茬兒 (deoi3 caa4 ji4) — to agree with; of the same opinion; to coincide
對華 (deoi3 waa4) — (policy etc) towards China
對著和尚罵賊禿 (deoi3 zoek6 wo4 soeng2 maa6 caak6 tuk1) — (lit.) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-heade…
對著幹 (deoi3 zoek6 gon3) — to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on; to compete
對號 (deoi3 hou6) — tick; check mark (✓); number for verification (serial number, seat number etc);…
對號入座 (deoi3 hou6 jap6 zo6) — to take one's seat according to the ticket number; (fig.) to put (things or peo…
對蝦 (deoi3 haa1) — prawn; shrimp
對蝦科 (deoi3 haa1 fo1) — penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)
對襟 (deoi3 kam1) — buttoned Chinese jacket
對襯 (deoi3 can3) — to serve as foil to one another
對視 (deoi3 si6) — to look face to face
對親 (deoi3 can1) — courting; meeting for purpose of marriage; to settle into a relationship
對角 (deoi3 gok3) — opposite angle
對角線 (deoi3 gok3 sin3) — (geometry) a diagonal
對詞 (deoi3 ci4) — (of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
對話框 (deoi3 waa6 kwaang1) — dialog box (computing)
對話課 (deoi3 waa6 fo3) — conversation class
對課 (deoi3 fo3) — to give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition)
對調 (deoi3 diu6) — to swap places; to exchange roles
對談 (deoi3 taam4) — to talk with sb (face to face); discussion; talk; chat
對講機 (deoi3 gong2 gei1) — intercom; walkie-talkie
對講電話 (deoi3 gong2 din6 waa2) — intercom
對證 (deoi3 zing3) — confrontation
對象 (deoi3 zoeng6) — target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
對質 (deoi3 zat1) — to confront (in court etc); confrontation
對賬 (deoi3 zoeng3) — to verify accounting records
對路 (deoi3 lou6) — suitable; to one's liking
對過 (deoi3 gwo3) — across; opposite; the other side
對酌 (deoi3 zoek3) — to sit face-to-face and drink
對酒當歌 (deoi3 zau2 dong1 go1) — lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you c…
對錶 (deoi3 biu1) — to set or synchronize a watch
對門 (deoi3 mun4) — the building or room opposite
對開 (deoi3 hoi1) — running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
對陣 (deoi3 zan6) — (of armies) to face each other, ready for battle; (sports) (of two teams) to pl…
對面 (deoi3 min6) — opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead; face to …
對頂角 (deoi3 deng2 gok3) — angle to the vertical; angle (between two lines or two planes)
對頭 (deoi3 tau4) — correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right
對馬 (deoi3 maa5) — Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
對馬島 (deoi3 maa5 dou2) — Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
對馬海峽 (deoi3 maa5 hoi2 haap6) — Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea
對齊 (deoi3 cai4) — to align; (typography) to justify
導入 (dou6 jap6) — to introduce into; to channel; to lead; to guide into; to import (data)
導入期 (dou6 jap6 kei4) — introductory phase or period
導出 (dou6 ceot1) — to derive; derived; derivation; to entail; to induce; to export (data)
導出值 (dou6 ceot1 zik6) — value deduced by calculation; derived value
導函數 (dou6 haam4 sou3) — derived function; derivative f' of a function f
導向 (dou6 hoeng3) — to be oriented towards; orientation
導報 (dou6 bou3) — guide (used in newspaper names)
導尿 (dou6 niu6) — to insert a urinary catheter
導引 (dou6 jan5) — same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretc…
導播 (dou6 bo3) — to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio)
導數 (dou6 sou3) — derivative (math.)
導流板 (dou6 lau4 baan2) — spoiler (automotive)
導液管 (dou6 jik6 gun2) — (medicine) catheter
導演 (dou6 jin2) — to direct; director (film etc)
導火索 (dou6 fo2 sok3) — fuse (for explosive)
導火線 (dou6 fo2 sin3) — fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
導熱性 (dou6 jit6 sing3) — heat conduction
導盲犬 (dou6 maang4 hyun2) — guide dog (for the blind); Seeing Eye dog
導管 (dou6 gun2) — duct; pipe; conduit; (botany) vessel; (medicine) catheter
導管組織 (dou6 gun2 zou2 zik1) — vascular tissue
導線 (dou6 sin3) — electrical lead
導致 (dou6 zi3) — to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
導航 (dou6 hong4) — (lit. and fig.) to navigate
導航員 (dou6 hong4 jyun4) — navigator (on a plane or boat)
導覽 (dou6 laam5) — (visitor, tour, audio etc) guide; guided tour; (site) navigator; to guide
導言 (dou6 jin4) — introduction; preamble
導語 (dou6 jyu5) — preamble; introduction; (journalism) lede; lead paragraph
導論 (dou6 leon4) — introduction
導讀 (dou6 duk6) — guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
導購 (dou6 gau3) — shopper's guide; shop assistant; sales staff
導輪 (dou6 leon4) — guide pulley; foreword; preface
導遊 (dou6 jau4) — tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
導電 (dou6 din6) — to conduct electricity
導電性 (dou6 din6 sing3) — conductivity (elec.)
導體 (dou6 tai2) — conductor (of electricity or heat)
小三 (siu2 saam1) — mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school
小三和弦 (siu2 saam1 wo4 jin4) — minor triad la-do-mi
小三度 (siu2 saam1 dou6) — minor third (musical interval)
小不點 (siu2 bat1 dim2) — tiny; very small; tiny thing; small child; baby
小丑 (siu2 cau2) — clown
小丑魚 (siu2 cau2 jyu2) — clownfish; anemonefish
小丘 (siu2 jau1) — hill; knoll
小乘 (siu2 sing6) — Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; als…
小九九 (siu2 gau2 gau2) — multiplication tables; (fig.) plan; scheme
小事 (siu2 si6) — trifle; trivial matter
小事一樁 (siu2 si6 jat1 zong1) — trivial matter; a piece of cake
小二 (siu2 ji6) — waiter
小亞細亞 (siu2 aa3 sai3 aa3) — Asia Minor; Anatolia
小人 (siu2 jan4) — person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nas…
小人書 (siu2 jan4 syu1) — children's picture story book
小人物 (siu2 jan4 mat6) — nonentity; a nobody
小人精 (siu2 jan4 zing1) — exceptionally bright kid; child prodigy
小仙鶲 (siu2 sin1 jung1) — (bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
小企業 (siu2 kei5 jip6) — small enterprise
小伙 (siu2 fo2) — young guy; lad; youngster
小伙兒 (siu2 fo2 ji4) — erhua variant of 小伙[xiao3 huo3]
小便 (siu2 bin6) — urine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulva
小便器 (siu2 bin6 hei3) — urinal
小便斗 (siu2 bin6 dau2) — urinal
小傳 (siu2 zyun6) — sketch biography; profile
小兒 (siu2 ji4) — young child; (humble) my son
小兒經 (siu2 ji4 ging1) — Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
小兒軟骨病 (siu2 ji4 jyun5 gwat1 beng6) — (medicine) rickets
小兒麻痺 (siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3) — polio (poliomyelitis)
小兒麻痺病毒 (siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 beng6 duk6) — poliovirus
小兒麻痺症 (siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 zing3) — poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis
小兩口 (siu2 loeng5 hau2) — (coll.) young married couple
小兩口兒 (siu2 loeng5 hau2 ji4) — erhua variant of 小兩口|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]
小公主 (siu2 gung1 zyu2) — lit. little princess; fig. spoiled girl; female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4]
小公共 (siu2 gung1 gung6) — mini bus (used for public transportation)
小冊子 (siu2 caak3 zi2) — booklet; pamphlet; leaflet; information sheet; menu
小刀 (siu2 dou1) — knife
小刀會 (siu2 dou1 wui2) — Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion …
小包 (siu2 baau1) — packet
小區 (siu2 keoi1) — housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell
小卒 (siu2 zeot1) — foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn
小叔 (siu2 suk1) — husband's younger brother; brother-in-law
小受 (siu2 sau6) — (slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship)
小可 (siu2 ho2) — small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person
小可愛 (siu2 ho2 oi3) — cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
小吃 (siu2 hek3) — street food; snack
小吃店 (siu2 hek3 dim3) — snack bar; lunch room
小同鄉 (siu2 tung4 hoeng1) — person from the same county
小名 (siu2 meng2) — pet name for a child; childhood name
小吞噬細胞 (siu2 tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1) — microphage (a type of white blood cell)
小品 (siu2 ban2) — short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit
小商販 (siu2 soeng1 faan5) — small trader; peddler
小嗓 (siu2 song1) — falsetto (in Chinese opera)
小嘴烏鴉 (siu2 zeoi2 wu1 aa1) — (bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
小嘴鴴 (siu2 zeoi2 hang4) — (bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus)
小團體主義 (siu2 tyun4 tai2 zyu2 ji6) — cliquism; small-group mentality
小型 (siu2 jing4) — small scale; small size
小型企業 (siu2 jing4 kei5 jip6) — small business
小型巴士 (siu2 jing4 baa1 si6) — minibus; microbus
小型核武器 (siu2 jing4 hat6 mou5 hei3) — mini-nuke
小型櫃櫥 (siu2 jing4 gwai6 cyu4) — cabinet
小型汽車 (siu2 jing4 hei3 ce1) — compact car
小型貨車 (siu2 jing4 fo3 ce1) — light van
小型車 (siu2 jing4 ce1) — compact car
小城 (siu2 sing4) — small town
小報 (siu2 bou3) — tabloid newspaper
小壽星 (siu2 sau6 sing1) — child whose birthday is being celebrated; birthday boy; birthday girl
小夜曲 (siu2 je6 kuk1) — serenade
小天鵝 (siu2 tin1 ngo4) — Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
小太太 (siu2 taai3 taai2) — concubine; mistress
小太平鳥 (siu2 taai3 ping4 niu5) — (bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
小妖 (siu2 jiu2) — small demon
小妖精 (siu2 jiu1 zing1) — goblin; hussy; floozy
小妹 (siu2 mui2) — little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dea…
小妹妹 (siu2 mui4 mui2) — little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva
小姑 (siu2 gu1) — father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
小姨 (siu2 ji1) — mother's youngest sister; wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
小姨子 (siu2 ji1 zi2) — (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address…
小娃 (siu2 waa1) — child
小娃娃 (siu2 waa1 waa1) — baby
小婿 (siu2 sai3) — my son-in-law (humble); I (spoken to parents-in-law)
小子 (siu2 zi2) — (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older gen…
小孩兒 (siu2 haai4 ji4) — erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
小孩子 (siu2 haai4 zi2) — child
小學 (siu2 hok6) — elementary school; primary school
小學生 (siu2 hok6 saang1) — primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner
小學而大遺 (siu2 hok6 ji4 daai6 wai4) — to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小官 (siu2 gun1) — petty official; minor functionary
小家子氣 (siu2 gaa1 zi2 hei3) — petty; small-minded
小家碧玉 (siu2 gaa1 bik1 juk6) — pretty daughter in a humble family
小家鼠 (siu2 gaa1 syu2) — house mouse
小寒 (siu2 hon4) — Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January
小寨 (siu2 zaai6) — Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
小寫 (siu2 se2) — lowercase
小寫字母 (siu2 se2 zi6 mou5) — lowercase (letters)
小小 (siu2 siu2) — very small; very few; very minor
小小說 (siu2 siu2 syut3) — flash fiction
小屁孩 (siu2 pei3 haai4) — kid; youngster; (derog.) brat
小屋 (siu2 uk1) — cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed
小岩洞 (siu2 ngaam4 dung6) — grotto
小島 (siu2 dou2) — Kojima (Japanese surname and place name)
小巧 (siu2 haau2) — small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty
小巧玲瓏 (siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4) — (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
小巫見大巫 (siu2 mou4 gin3 daai6 mou4) — lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom); fig. to pale into i…
小巴 (siu2 baa1) — minibus
小巷 (siu2 hong6) — alley
小店 (siu2 dim3) — small store
小店區 (siu2 dim3 keoi1) — Xiaodian, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi
小康社會 (siu2 hong1 se5 wui2) — society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
小廣播 (siu2 gwong2 bo3) — grapevine; gossip; to spread rumors
小建 (siu2 gin3) — lunar month of 29 days; same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
小弟 (siu2 dai6) — little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
小弟弟 (siu2 dai6 dai6) — little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis
小強 (siu2 koeng4) — (slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockr…
小彈 (siu2 daan2) — bomblet (of cluster bomb)
小徑 (siu2 ging3) — alley; trail
小心眼 (siu2 sam1 ngaan5) — narrow-minded; petty
小心眼兒 (siu2 sam1 ngaan5 ji4) — small-minded; petty; narrow-minded
小心翼翼 (siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6) — (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
小心謹慎 (siu2 sam1 gan2 san6) — cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
小恭 (siu2 gung1) — (literary) urine
小意思 (siu2 ji3 si1) — small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
小憩 (siu2 hei3) — to rest for a bit; to take a breather
小懲大誡 (siu2 cing4 daai6 gaai3) — lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes …
小我 (siu2 ngo5) — the self; the individual
小扁豆 (siu2 bin2 dau2) — lentil
小手小腳 (siu2 sau2 siu2 goek3) — mean; stingy; to be lacking in boldness; timid
小打小鬧 (siu2 daa2 siu2 naau6) — small-scale
小技 (siu2 gei6) — small skills; folk musical theater
小抄 (siu2 caau1) — cheat sheet; crib sheet
小抄兒 (siu2 caau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 小抄[xiao3 chao1]
小拇指 (siu2 mou5 zi2) — little finger; pinkie
小拐 (siu2 gwaai2) — to turn right (Shanghainese)
小括號 (siu2 kut3 hou6) — round brackets; parentheses ( )
小指 (siu2 zi2) — little finger
小提琴 (siu2 tai4 kam4) — fiddle; violin
小提琴手 (siu2 tai4 kam4 sau2) — violinist; fiddler
小插曲 (siu2 caap3 kuk1) — episode; brief interlude
小攤 (siu2 taan1) — vendor's stall
小攤兒 (siu2 taan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 小攤|小摊[xiao3 tan1]
小攻 (siu2 gung1) — (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
小數 (siu2 sou3) — small figure; small amount; the part of a number to the right of the decimal po…
小數點 (siu2 sou3 dim2) — decimal point
小斑啄木鳥 (siu2 baan1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
小斑姬鶲 (siu2 baan1 gei1 jung1) — (bird species of China) little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
小斑點 (siu2 baan1 dim2) — speckle
小於 (siu2 jyu1) — less than, <
小日本 (siu2 jat6 bun2) — (derog.) Japanese person; Jap
小日本兒 (siu2 jat6 bun2 ji4) — erhua variant of 小日本[xiao3 Ri4 ben3]
小昊 (siu2 hou6) — Xiaohao (c. 2200 BC), leader of the Dongyi 東夷|东夷[Dong1 yi2] or Eastern Barbaria…
小星頭啄木鳥 (siu2 sing1 tau4 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki)
小春 (siu2 ceon1) — 10th month of the lunar calendar; Indian summer; crops sown in late autumn
小昭寺 (siu2 ciu1 zi6) — Ramoche Temple, Lhasa
小時候 (siu2 si4 hau6) — in one's childhood
小時候兒 (siu2 si4 hau6 ji4) — erhua variant of 小時候|小时候[xiao3 shi2 hou5]
小時工 (siu2 si4 gung1) — hourly worker; hourly job
小暑 (siu2 syu2) — Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July
小朋友 (siu2 pang4 jau5) — child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in…
小本 (siu2 bun2) — small capital; on a shoestring
小杓鷸 (siu2 soek3 wat6) — (bird species of China) little curlew (Numenius minutus)
小杜鵑 (siu2 dou6 gyun1) — (bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
小林 (siu2 lam4) — Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
小槌 (siu2 ceoi4) — mallet; drumstick
小標題 (siu2 biu1 tai4) — subheading
小樣 (siu2 joeng6) — galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also use…
小樹 (siu2 syu6) — shrub; small tree; sapling
小樹林 (siu2 syu6 lam4) — grove
小橋 (siu2 kiu4) — Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演…
小步舞曲 (siu2 bou6 mou5 kuk1) — minuet
小段子 (siu2 dyun6 zi2) — short paragraph; news article
小民 (siu2 man4) — ordinary people; commoner; civilian
小氣 (siu2 hei3) — stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
小氣候 (siu2 hei3 hau6) — microclimate; fig. local situation
小氣鬼 (siu2 hei3 gwai2) — miser; penny-pincher
小池百合子 (siu2 ci4 baak3 hap6 zi2) — KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008
小汽車 (siu2 hei3 ce1) — compact car
小河 (siu2 ho4) — creek; stream; brook
小泉 (siu2 cyun4) — Koizumi (name); KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 200…
小泉純一郎 (siu2 cyun4 seon4 jat1 long4) — KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
小泡 (siu2 paau1) — vesicles
小波 (siu2 bo1) — wavelet (math.)
小洞不補大洞吃苦 (siu2 dung6 bat1 bou2 daai6 dung6 hek3 fu2) — A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in t…
小淘氣 (siu2 tou4 hei3) — Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero
小淵 (siu2 jyun1) — Obuchi (Japanese surname)
小淵惠三 (siu2 jyun1 wai6 saam1) — Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
小混混 (siu2 wan6 wan6) — hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing
小清新 (siu2 cing1 san1) — hipster
小港 (siu2 gong2) — Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south T…
小港區 (siu2 gong2 keoi1) — Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south T…
小湯山 (siu2 tong1 saan1) — Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
小溪 (siu2 kai1) — brook; streamlet
小滴 (siu2 dik6) — droplet
小滿 (siu2 mun5) — Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5t…
小潮 (siu2 ciu4) — neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)
小濱鷸 (siu2 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) little stint (Calidris minuta)
小灰山椒鳥 (siu2 fui1 saan1 ziu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
小灶 (siu2 zou3) — mess hall for high-ranking cadres; (fig.) special treatment; cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
小熊座 (siu2 hung4 zo6) — Ursa Minor (constellation)
小熊維尼 (siu2 hung4 wai4 nei4) — Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by…
小熊貓 (siu2 hung4 maau1) — lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens); red panda
小燕尾 (siu2 jin3 mei5) — (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
小牛 (siu2 ngau4) — calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
小牛肉 (siu2 ngau4 juk6) — veal
小犬 (siu2 hyun2) — puppy; my son (humble)
小犬座 (siu2 hyun2 zo6) — Canis Minor (constellation)
小狗 (siu2 gau2) — pup; puppy
小獅座 (siu2 si1 zo6) — Leo Minor (constellation)
小玩意 (siu2 wun6 ji3) — gadget; widget (small item of software)
小球 (siu2 kau4) — sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球[da4 qi…
小產 (siu2 caan2) — to miscarry; a miscarriage; an abortion
小田雞 (siu2 tin4 gai1) — (bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla)
小畑健 (siu2 tin4 gin6) — OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si…
小病 (siu2 beng6) — minor illness; indisposition
小發財 (siu2 faat3 coi4) — (coll.) (Tw) mini truck; Kei truck
小白 (siu2 baak6) — (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 b…
小白腰雨燕 (siu2 baak6 jiu1 jyu5 jin3) — (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小白臉 (siu2 baak6 lim5) — attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
小白臉兒 (siu2 baak6 lim5 ji4) — erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
小白菜 (siu2 baak6 coi3) — bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
小白額雁 (siu2 baak6 ngaak6 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
小白鼠 (siu2 baak6 syu2) — white mouse; lab mouse; lab rat; (fig.) human guinea pig
小百科全書 (siu2 baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1) — micropedia
小的 (siu2 dik1) — (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my …
小皇帝 (siu2 wong4 dai3) — child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child
小盡 (siu2 zeon6) — lunar month of 29 days
小盤尾 (siu2 pun4 mei5) — (bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
小看 (siu2 hon3) — to look down on; to underestimate
小眼角 (siu2 ngaan5 gok3) — outer corner of the eye
小眾 (siu2 zung3) — minority of the population; non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc); niche (mark…
小睡 (siu2 seoi6) — to nap; to doze
小瞧 (siu2 ciu4) — (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate
小確幸 (siu2 kok3 hang6) — sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a…
小祖宗 (siu2 zou2 zung1) — brat; little devil
小票 (siu2 piu3) — receipt; banknote of small denomination
小秘 (siu2 bei3) — (ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)
小筆電 (siu2 bat1 din6) — mini laptop or notebook (computer); netbook
小算盤 (siu2 syun3 pun4) — lit. small abacus; fig. selfish calculations; bean-counting
小節 (siu2 zit3) — a minor matter; trivia; bar (music)
小節線 (siu2 zit3 sin3) — (music) bar line
小範圍 (siu2 faan6 wai4) — small-scale; local; to a limited extent
小篆 (siu2 syun6) — the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin…
小籠包 (siu2 lung4 baau1) — steamed dumpling
小籠湯包 (siu2 lung4 tong1 baau1) — steamed soup dumpling
小米 (siu2 mai5) — Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
小米椒 (siu2 mai5 ziu1) — same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]
小粉 (siu2 fan2) — starch
小精靈 (siu2 zing1 ling4) — elf
小紅帽 (siu2 hung4 mou2) — Little Red Riding Hood
小紅莓 (siu2 hung4 mui2) — cranberry
小紅蘿蔔 (siu2 hung4 lo4 baak6) — small red radish
小組委員會 (siu2 zou2 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — subcommittee
小結 (siu2 git3) — summary; short; brief; wrap-up
小絨鴨 (siu2 jung4 aap3) — (bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)
小編 (siu2 pin1) — social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the w…
小羊 (siu2 joeng4) — lamb
小羚羊 (siu2 ling4 joeng4) — gazelle
小老婆 (siu2 lou5 po4) — concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman
小考 (siu2 haau2) — quiz
小聰明 (siu2 cung1 ming4) — clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
小聲 (siu2 sing1) — in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
小肚雞腸 (siu2 tou5 gai1 coeng4) — lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded; petty
小腦 (siu2 nou5) — cerebellum (part of the brain)
小腳 (siu2 goek3) — bound feet (traditional)
小腸 (siu2 coeng2) — small intestine
小腹 (siu2 fuk1) — underbelly; lower abdomen
小腿 (siu2 teoi2) — lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank
小舅子 (siu2 kau5 zi2) — (coll.) wife's younger brother
小舌 (siu2 sit3) — uvula
小船 (siu2 syun4) — boat
小花遠志 (siu2 faa1 jyun5 zi3) — small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roo…
小茴香 (siu2 wui4 hoeng1) — fennel; fennel seed
小菜 (siu2 coi3) — appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 y…
小菜一碟 (siu2 coi3 jat1 dip6) — a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
小菜兒 (siu2 coi3 ji4) — erhua variant of 小菜[xiao3 cai4]
小葦鳽 (siu2 wai5 gin1) — (bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 (siu2 kwai4 faa1 fung6 tau4 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
小蔥 (siu2 cung1) — green onion; spring onion
小薰 (siu2 fan1) — Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
小蘿蔔頭 (siu2 lo4 baak6 tau4) — (coll.) kid; little tyke
小號 (siu2 hou6) — trumpet; small size (clothes etc); (coll.) a number one; a piss; (humble) our s…
小蜜 (siu2 mat6) — (derog.) girlfriend of a married man

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