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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiē]
  1. 1. measure word [不定量] some
    我要去超市买食品。
    I have to go to the supermarket to buy some provisions.
  2. 2. measure word [略微] a little
    这条路近
    This street is a little nearer.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiē]
  1. 1. measure word some; a few
    作了改进
    have made some improvements
    东西
    do some shopping
    日子
    a few days ago; sometime ago
  2. 2. measure word a little more; a little (used after adjectives)
    这个稍大
    This is a little bigger.
    我好了。
    I'm a little better.
    请大声
    Louder, please!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiē]
  1. 1. 用在名词前面,表示不确定的量
    多看书。
    事。
    人。
    年。
    原因。
  2. 2. 用在形容词或部分动词后面,表示一个微小的量,相当于"一点"
    再举高
    跑快
    看得远
    大水好像退了
  3. 3. E统读xiē,不读xiě。

Examples

暗地里做了不可告人的事
do something secretly which cannot be told to anybody
放明白
Be sensible.
请你脚步放轻
Tread softly, please.
他在咕哝什么?
What is he muttering about?
这样办固然稳当,可就是要慢一
No doubt it would be safer to do it that way, but it would be slower.
靠近
Come closer.
这样一想,我心里才宽慰了
This thought brought me a little comfort.
只有模糊的印象
have only a vague idea of sth.
拿英语水平来看,她比组里其他人要强
So far as English proficiency goes, she is better than the other members of the group.
她一个人照料那么孩子,真不容易。
She looks after all those kids by herself. That's not so easy.

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