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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiǎo]
  1. 1. adjective [不大] small
    毛病
    small problem
    single bed
    年龄
    young
  2. 2. adjective [排行最末的] youngest
    他的女儿才两岁。
    His youngest daughter is only two years old.
  3. 3. adverb [短时间]
    take a short rest
  4. 4. adverb [稍微] a bit
    有名气
    have something of a reputation
  5. 5. noun young children

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiǎo]
  1. 1. adjective small; little; petty; minor; S; Jr; slim
    a small room or house
    a small river
    姑娘
    a little girl
    a small country
    a small matter
    问题
    a minor question
    手术
    a minor operation
  2. 2. adjective young
    他还呢。
    He's still young.
    你也不了。
    You're not young any more.
    她比我
    She is younger than I am.
  3. 3. adjective the last in order of seniority
    儿子
    the youngest son
    他是我的弟弟。
    He is my youngest brother.
  4. 4. adjective my; our
    my daughter
    my store
  5. 5. adjective used before names of animals to indicate the young
    chick
    duckling
    pup; puppy
  6. 6. adverb of short duration
    坐片刻
    sit for a while
  7. 7. noun little ones; children
    一家大
    the whole family; old and young
  8. 8. noun modesty

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiǎo]
  1. 1. 在面积、体积、年龄、数量、规模、力量、程度等某一方面比不上一般的或不如比较的对象
    房子太
    地方不
    他比我两岁。
    力气
    声音
    学。
  2. 2. (时间)短
    坐片刻。
    住。
    睡。
  3. 3. 排行最后的
    姑姑。
    女儿。
  4. 4. 年龄的人
    上有老,下有
    一家大七八口人。
  5. 5. 旧指老婆
  6. 6. 谦词,用于称自己或自己一方的人或事物
    弟。
    女。
    婿。
    店。
  7. 7. 加在姓或名字前,表示对年纪比自己的人的亲切称呼
    王。
    华。
  8. 8. 稍稍;略微
    有名气。
    牛刀试。
  9. 9. 用于数字前,表示略少于此数
    唱戏50年了。
    这袋面有50斤。

Examples

他比我长()一辈。
He's one generation my senior (junior).
她的辈分比我
She ranks as my junior in the clan.
玻璃橱里放着许多摆设。
A lot of bric-a-brac is displayed in the glass-fronted cabinet.
度量
narrow-minded
她的饭量比你多了。
She eats much less than you do.
大(中,)号
large (medium, small) size
这鞋了两号。
These shoes are two sizes too small.
雨渐渐了。
The rain is beginning to let up.
大()兴安岭
the Greater (Lesser) Xing'an Mountains
这孩子真没大没的,在爷爷面前也这么说话!
The child really has no manners. Talking like that in front of his grandpa!

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