"slight" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 怠慢 | to slight / to neglect | syn | |
| 薄 | meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near | syn | |
| 微微 | slight / faint / humble | syn | |
| 轻微 輕微 | slight / light / trivial / to a small extent | syn | |
| 慢待 | to slight (treat badly) | ||
| 谩 謾 | to slander / to be disrespectful / to slight | syn | |
| 浅鲜 淺鮮 | meager / slight | ||
| 纤微 纖微 | slight / slim | ||
| 些微 | slight / minor / small / slightly | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 轻重 輕重 | severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious | syn | |
| 凉意 涼意 | a slight chill | syn | |
| 病痛 | slight illness / indisposition / ailment | syn | |
| 簌簌 | very slight sound / rustling (onom.) / to stream down (of tears) / luxuriant growth (of vegetation) | syn | |
| 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 | slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority | syn | |
| 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 | to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) | syn | |
| 因噎废食 因噎廢食 | lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk | syn | |
| 哟 喲 | Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) / also pr. [yao1] | syn | |
| 吹灰之力 | (idiom) a slight effort | ||
| 泛泛之交 | nodding acquaintance / slight familiarity | ||
| 略知皮毛 | slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering | ||
| 缓急轻重 緩急輕重 | slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 | ||
| 举手之劳 舉手之勞 | lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort | ||
| 白璧微瑕 | a slight blemish | ||
| 白壁微瑕 | a slight blemish | ||
| 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 | goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. | ||
| 礼轻人意重 禮輕人意重 | slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. | ||
| 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 | goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. | ||
| 微恙 | slight illness / indisposition | ||
| 强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 | lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen | ||
| 缚鸡之力 縛雞之力 | lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. slight physical strength |