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"small expenditure" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
低消费 低消費 dī xiāo fèi low level of spending / small expenditure
Chinese Pinyin Translation
些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn
费用 費用 fèi yòng cost / expenditure / expense / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] syn
小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn
花费 花費 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure syn
出入 chū rù to go out and come in / entrance and exit / expenditure and income / discrepancy / inconsistent syn
心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn
经费 經費 jīng fèi funds / expenditure / CL:筆|笔[bi3]
弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children syn
支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn
透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn
矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn
收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn
剪裁 jiǎn cái to tailor (clothes) / to trim (expenditure) syn
入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet syn
耗资 耗資 hào zī to spend / expenditure / to cost
军费 軍費 jūn fèi military expenditure
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
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
节支 節支 jié zhī to save on expenditure
开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure syn
浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn
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
燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
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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