些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn 恶魔 惡魔 è mó demon / fiend syn 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children syn 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 妖魔 yāo mó demon syn 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 瘟神 wēn shén demon personifying pestilence 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 神怪 shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 色魔 sè mó sex fiend / molester / sex attacker / sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex) 淫魔 yín mó lewd demon / lecher / pervert 凶神 兇神 xiōng shén demon / fiend syn 妖 yāo goblin / witch / devil / bewitching / enchanting / monster / phantom / demon syn 魅 mèi demon / magic / to charm 煞 shà fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword) syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 魃 bá drought demon 小 xiǎo small / tiny / few / young syn 所 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 子 zǐ 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 眼 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 区 區 qū area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4] 山 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 巨细 巨細 jù xì big and small syn 孔洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object syn 怕生 pà shēng fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children) syn 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 扁舟 piān zhōu (literary) small boat / skiff syn 鱼虫 魚蟲 yú chóng water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia) syn 小球 xiǎo qiú sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2] 细部 細部 xì bù small part (of a whole ensemble) / detail syn 山冈 山岡 shān gāng mound / small hill syn 薄利 bó lì small profits 