些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn 轮子 輪子 lún zi wheel / (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 女工 nǚ gōng working woman / variant of 女紅|女红[nu:3 gong1] 雷公 léi gōng Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology 公公 gōng gong husband's father / father-in-law / grandpa / grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch syn 铜锣 銅鑼 tóng luó gong 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 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 法轮功 法輪功 fǎ lún gōng Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government) 小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 开锣 開鑼 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance 敲锣 敲鑼 qiāo luó to beat a gong 铛铛 鐺鐺 dāng dāng (onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong 鸣金 鳴金 míng jīn to beat a gong / to sound the retreat 李洪志 lǐ hóng zhì Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1] 女红 女紅 nǚ gōng (literary) the feminine arts (e.g. needlework) 子贡 子貢 zǐ gòng Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius 龚自珍 龔自珍 gōng zì zhēn Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet 供 gōng to provide / to supply / to be for (the use or convenience of) syn 供 gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn 宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn 攻 gōng to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top syn 功 gōng meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) syn 弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn 贡 貢 gòng to offer tribute / tribute / gifts syn 汞 銾 gǒng variant of 汞[gong3] 躬 躳 gōng old variant of 躬[gong1] syn 拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched syn 锣 鑼 luó gong / CL:面[mian4] 恭 gōng respectful syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 肱 gōng upper arm / arm syn 巩 鞏 gǒng (bound form) to fix in place / to make firm and secure 龚 龔 gōng surname Gong 曾巩 曾鞏 zēng gǒng Zeng Gong (1019-1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1] 鸣锣开道 鳴鑼開道 míng luó kāi dào to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth syn 中国致公党 中國致公黨 zhōng guó zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 蚣 gōng used in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1] 觥 gōng big / cup made of horn / horn wine container syn 珙 gǒng (gem) 魟 gōng ray (fish) 钲 鉦 zhēng gong used to halt troops 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 