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"(coll.) little kid" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
小萝卜头 小蘿蔔頭 xiǎo luó bo tou (coll.) little kid
Chinese Pinyin Translation
萌娃 méng wá cute little kid
小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei little sister / little girl / (coll.) vulva
小弟弟 xiǎo dì di little brother / little boy / (coll.) penis
胖墩儿 胖墩兒 pàng dūn r (coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid) / a roly-poly
缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little syn
小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn
节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little syn
细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn
逐次 zhú cì gradually / one after another / little by little
积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn
一来二去 一來二去 yī lái èr qù gradually / little by little / in the course of time syn
一点一点 一點一點 yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little / bit by bit / gradually
雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite
小哥哥 xiǎo gē ge little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older
小姐姐 xiǎo jiě jie little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older)
积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo - chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn
雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn
罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn
没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
小屁孩 xiǎo pì hái kid / youngster / (derog.) brat
小屁孩日记 小屁孩日記 xiǎo pì hái rì jì Diary of a Wimpy Kid
羔皮 gāo pí lambskin / kid leather
钥匙儿童 鑰匙兒童 latch-key child / latch-key kid
第叁文化孩子 第三文化孩子 Third Culture Kid
打哄 dǎ hǒng to fool around / to kid around
小人精 xiǎo rén jīng exceptionally bright kid / child prodigy
毛孩子 máo hái zi child / kid / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat) syn
小登 xiǎo dēng (slang) youngster / kid (humorous or self-deprecating neologism derived from 老登[lao3 deng1], established since c. 2022)
小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
妮子 nī zi (coll.) lass / (dialect) little girl syn
小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child / the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I / me / my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
丫头片子 丫頭片子 yā tou piàn zi (coll.) silly girl / little girl
扶弟魔 fú dì mó (coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[Fu2 di4 mo2]) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc)
小年夜 xiǎo nián yè (coll.) the night before lunisolar New Year's Eve / (Tw) the night before New Year's Eve (either lunisolar or Gregorian) / (old) Little New Year's Eve (the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunisolar month, when people offer sacrifices to the kitchen god)
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn
末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn
大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini
奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn
促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly
滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3])
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn
损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn
炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn
熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn
爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn
逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn
闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn
垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn
蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life)
跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn
过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners
𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent
榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead)
念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)
念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)
串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat
一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn
一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little syn
悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn
稍微 shāo wēi a little bit syn
小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen / a little bit / a few syn
小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
少许 少許 shǎo xǔ a little / a few syn
稍稍 shāo shāo somewhat / a little / slightly syn
一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn
小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn
些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few / a little / a bit syn
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn
两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice / for a little while
极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few
点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) syn
略微 lüè wēi a little bit / slightly syn
点点滴滴 點點滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect
有点儿 有點兒 yǒu diǎn r slightly / a little / somewhat syn
稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while / shortly after
无几 無幾 wú jǐ very little / hardly any syn
殊不知 shū bù zhī little imagined / scarcely realized syn
小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4]
半分 bàn fēn a little bit
一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit / every little bit syn
妞妞 niū niu little girl
鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak
小指 xiǎo zhǐ little finger syn
不值钱 不值錢 bù zhí qián of little value
铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn
微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn
囡囡 nān nān little darling / baby syn
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn
杂牌 雜牌 zá pái inferior brand / little-known brand syn
白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn
贤弟 賢弟 xián dì worthy little brother syn
小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn
猴儿 猴兒 hóu ér little devil syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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