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 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 有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little syn 指 zhǐ finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end syn 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring syn 手指 shǒu zhǐ finger / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit syn 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while / shortly after 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 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger 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 手指头 手指頭 shǒu zhǐ tou fingertip / finger syn 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 稍稍 shāo shāo somewhat / a little / slightly syn 指头 指頭 zhǐ tou finger / toe / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 指环 指環 zhǐ huán (finger) ring 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 食指 shí zhǐ index finger / (literary) mouths to feed 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) 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 中指 zhōng zhǐ middle finger 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) 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 无名指 無名指 wú míng zhǐ ring finger 妮子 nī zi (coll.) lass / (dialect) little girl syn 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra 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 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 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 指印 zhǐ yìn fingerprint / finger mark / thumbprint 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 兰花指 蘭花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) 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]) 划拳 huá quán finger-guessing game 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" 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 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 稍早 shāo zǎo a little early 二指 èr zhǐ index finger 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 戒 jiè to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger) syn 指指点点 指指點點 zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn to gesticulate / to point out / to point the finger of blame syn 抠 摳 kōu to dig / to pick / to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / stingy / miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) syn 摁 èn to press (with one's finger or hand) 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 豁 huá to play Chinese finger-guessing game syn 尕 gǎ little (dialect) 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 