| 释义 |
 | 小 | | xiăo | 名形副 | | | 1 little ones; children: | | | 一家大小 the whole family, old and young | | | 上有老下有小 have the old above and the young below—have parents and children to care for |
| 2 〈旧〉 concubine: | | | 讨个小 take a concubine |
1 small; little; petty; minor (opp.  大): | | | 小国 small country | | | 小河 small river | | | 小事 small matter | | | 小屋 small room (or house) | | | 小姑娘 little girl | | | 小手术 minor operation | | | 小问题 minor question | | | 风小些了。 The wind has dropped a little. | | | 那个数量很小。 That's a very small amount. | | | 你的声音太小。 Your voice is too soft. | | | 鞋小了点儿。 These shoes are a bit too tight. |
| 2 young (opp. 大，老1): | | | 你也不小了。 You're not young any more. | | | 她比我小。 She is younger than I am. | | | 他还小呢。 He's still young. |
| 3 the last in order of seniority; youngest: | | | 小儿子 the youngest son | | | 他是我的小弟弟。 He is my youngest brother. |
| 4 [before names of animals to indicate the young]: | | | 小狗 pup; puppy | | | 小鸡 chick | | | 小鹿 deerlet; fawn | | | 小马 pony; foal; colt | | | 小猫 kitten; kitty | | | 小牛 calf; heifer | | | 小鸭 duckling | | | 小羊 lamb; kid | | | 小猪 piggy; piglet; shoat | | | 小老虎 tiger cub |
| 5 [before family name, given name, etc. ]: | | | 小强 Xiao Qiang | | | 小三儿 Xiao Sanr (childhood name for one's third child) | | | 小张 Xiao Zhang |
| 6 〈谦〉 my; our: | | | 小店 my store | | | 小女 my daughter |
| III 副 of short duration; for a while: | | | 小坐片刻 sit for a while |
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