"small bell" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
an alms bowl / a small bell
huǎng sound of a bell / small bell
small bell
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn
小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn
铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
贝尔 貝爾 bèi ěr Bell (person name)
弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children syn
铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn
警铃 警鈴 jǐng líng alarm bell
敲响 敲響 qiāo xiǎng to sound a bell / to raise the alarm syn
钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn
矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn
警钟 警鐘 jǐng zhōng alarm bell
喇叭裤 喇叭褲 lǎ ba kù flared trousers / bell-bottomed pants
金文 jīn wén inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription syn
掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) syn
小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
电铃 電鈴 diàn líng electric bell
小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn
小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
玻璃罩 bō li zhào glass cover / bell glass
敲钟 敲鐘 qiāo zhōng to sound a bell / (of a clock) to chime
zhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) syn
líng (small) bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn
hòng sound of a bell
duó large ancient bell syn
暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress
铃鼓 鈴鼓 líng gǔ tambourine (musical instrument) / bell and drum
解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively syn
yōng large bell
bell pendant stand
xiǎo small / tiny / few / young syn
suǒ actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) / (often used with 一[yi1]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc syn
area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn
娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn
小镇 小鎮 xiǎo zhèn small town / village
片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece syn
大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn
小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn
山羊 shān yáng goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom
零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn
少数 少數 shǎo shù small number / few / minority syn
侏儒 zhū rú dwarf / pygmy / small person / midget syn
旅店 lǚ diàn inn / small hotel syn
轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn
凳子 dèng zi stool / small seat syn
小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn
划船 huá chuán to row a boat / rowing / boating / small boat syn
镇长 鎮長 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff
微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn
深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure syn
毛毛 máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) syn
小意思 xiǎo yì si small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts) syn
腰部 yāo bù waist / small of the back syn
套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment
碟子 dié zi saucer / small dish / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn
虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5]) syn
小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
零售 líng shòu to retail / to sell individually or in small quantities syn
得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile syn
缝隙 縫隙 fèng xì small crack / chink syn
小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty syn
绒毛 絨毛 róng máo fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine) syn
女童 nǚ tóng small girl syn
小打小闹 小打小鬧 xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào small-scale syn
波恩 bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
碎裂 suì liè to disintegrate / to shatter into small pieces
鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:枚[mei2] syn
跑龙套 跑龍套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role syn
大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city syn
茶几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
小肠 小腸 xiǎo cháng small intestine
坛子 罈子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) syn
非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn
沾染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage syn
市集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town syn
小算盘 小算盤 xiǎo suàn pán lit. small abacus / fig. selfish calculations / bean-counting syn
略带 略帶 lüè dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of syn
风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn
大同小异 大同小異 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same / differing only on small points syn
大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes syn
美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment
匣子 xiá zi small box syn
伺服 sì fú servo (small electric motor) / computer server
市镇 市鎮 shì zhèn small town syn
小量 xiǎo liàng a small quantity syn
笤帚 tiáo zhou whisk broom / small broom / CL:把[ba3] syn
慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort syn
小城 xiǎo chéng small town
小树 小樹 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1] syn
尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) 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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