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 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) 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 一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little syn 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit syn 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while / shortly after 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) 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 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 稍稍 shāo shāo somewhat / a little / slightly syn 少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen / a little bit / a few syn 些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few / a little / a bit syn 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little 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 点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) syn 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 少许 少許 shǎo xǔ a little / a few syn 小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 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) 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit 点点滴滴 點點滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect 略微 lüè wēi a little bit / slightly syn 小指 xiǎo zhǐ little finger syn 妮子 nī zi (coll.) lass / (dialect) little girl syn 稍许 稍許 shāo xǔ a little / a bit syn 一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit / every little bit syn 小拇指 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ little finger / pinkie syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) syn 黄毛丫头 黃毛丫頭 huáng máo yā tou silly little girl syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 殊不知 shū bù zhī little imagined / scarcely realized 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 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 杂牌 雜牌 zá pái inferior brand / little-known brand syn 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn 劳而无功 勞而無功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail syn 红宝书 紅寶書 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) 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" 两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice / for a little while 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 有点儿 有點兒 yǒu diǎn r slightly / a little / somewhat syn 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei little sister / little girl / (coll.) vulva 小弟弟 xiǎo dì di little brother / little boy / (coll.) penis 无几 無幾 wú jǐ very little / hardly any syn 节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little 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 妞妞 niū niu little girl 不值钱 不值錢 bù zhí qián of little value 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 囡囡 nān nān little darling / baby syn 甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn 贤弟 賢弟 xián dì worthy little brother syn 猴儿 猴兒 hóu ér little devil syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 稍早 shāo zǎo a little early 人鱼小姐 人魚小姐 rén yú xiǎo jie mermaid / the Little Mermaid 一时半刻 一時半刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time / a little while syn 逐次 zhú cì gradually / one after another / little by little 折枝 zhé zhī massage / snapped-off branch / sprig / to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort) 贫下中农 貧下中農 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 小过 小過 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 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 有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little / somewhat 差 chā difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly syn 稍 shāo somewhat / a little syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr to know just a little / to have a rough idea syn 鲔 鮪 wěi little tuna / Euthynnus alletteratus syn 冒头 冒頭 mào tóu to emerge / to crop up / a little more than syn 顷 頃 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares / a short while / a little while ago / circa. (for approximate dates) syn 令弟 lìng dì honorable little brother 轻车简从 輕車簡從 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation syn 稚女 zhì nǚ little girl (of toddler age) 万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow 臾 yú a moment / little while 厣 厴 yǎn operculum (Latin: little lid) / a covering flap (in various branches of anatomy) syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 