些 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 漏洞 lòu dòng leak / hole / gap / loophole syn 黑洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole 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 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 钻孔 鑽孔 zuān kǒng to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 穿孔 chuān kǒng to punch a hole / to perforate / (medicine) perforation syn 水坑 shuǐ kēng puddle / water hole / sump 窟窿 kū long hole / pocket / cavity / loophole / debt syn 打孔 dǎ kǒng to punch a hole 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) syn 坑洞 kēng dòng hole / pit / pothole 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 龟缩 龜縮 guī suō to withdraw / to hole up syn 孔洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object syn 打眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous syn 小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn 铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) syn 孔径 孔徑 kǒng jìng diameter of hole 冰洞 bīng dòng hole in ice / crevasse 空穴 kòng xué electron hole (physics) 小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 挖坑 wā kēng to dig a hole / (fig.) to make things difficult for sb / (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project 堵死 dǔ sǐ to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up 充填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled syn 破洞 pò dòng a hole 圆孔 圓孔 yuán kǒng round hole 打洞 dǎ dòng to punch a hole / to drill a hole / to dig a hole / to burrow 挖洞 wā dòng to dig a hole 洞 dòng cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 钻 鑽 zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain syn 堵 dǔ to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls) syn 孔 kǒng hole / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for cave dwellings syn 坎 埳 kǎn old variant of 坎[kan3] / pit / hole syn 穴 xué cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] syn 弹孔 彈孔 dàn kǒng bullet hole 窟 kū cave / hole syn 凿 鑿 záo (bound form) chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel / to dig / (literary) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] syn 窍 竅 qiào hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) syn 窦 竇 dòu (literary) hole / aperture / (anatomy) cavity / sinus syn 堀 kū cave / hole 弹痕 彈痕 dàn hén bullet hole / shell hole 窿 lóng cavity / hole syn 排水口 pái shuǐ kǒu plughole / drainage hole 孔眼 kǒng yǎn hole (e.g. of sieve or colander) 穿凿 穿鑿 chuān záo to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation 孔穴 kǒng xué aperture / hole / cavity syn 打孔器 dǎ kǒng qì hole puncher 扩孔 擴孔 kuò kǒng to widen a tube / to ream (i.e. widen a hole) 琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 窬 yú hole in a wall 埯 ǎn hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble 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 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 