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small
smɔːl
Main
English Definition
(形) As an adjective
  1. Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth).
  2. Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
  3. Limited in size or scope.
  4. (of a voice) faint.
  5. Lowercase.
  6. Not large but sufficient in size or amount.
  7. Slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope.
  8. (of children and animals) young, immature.
  9. Have fine or very small constituent particles.
  10. Low or inferior in station or quality.
(名) As a noun
  1. A garment size for a small person.
  2. The slender part of the back.
(副) As an adverb
  1. On a small scale.
Hyphenationsmall
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (副) adverb, (名) noun
Matching Results
小的xiǎodeI (when talking to a superior)
xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
shàoyoung
shǎofew; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing something); seldom
小型xiǎoxíngsmall scale; small size
琐碎suǒsuìtrifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential
低微dīwēimeager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)
小气xiǎoqì, xiǎoqistingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
细微xìwēitiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)
小可xiǎokěsmall; unimportant; (polite) my humble person
戋戋jiānjiānsmall; tiny
xiǎosmall
小撮xiǎocuōsmall
小小的xiǎoxiǎo desmall
qióngsmall, poor, submit to the dominion of; slow; late
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