小 xiǎo small / tiny / few / young syn 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit syn 比特 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword) 丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree / a bit syn 钻头 鑽頭 zuàn tóu drill bit 微型 wēi xíng miniature / micro- / tiny syn 渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn 少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen / a little bit / a few syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 半点 半點 bàn diǎn the least bit syn 蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue syn 些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few / a little / a bit syn 细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn 刀片 dāo piàn blade / razor blade / tool bit syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 漠不关心 漠不關心 mò bù guān xīn not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent syn 点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) syn 细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn 凝聚 níng jù to condense / to coagulate / coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets) / aggregation / coherent syn 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 么 幺 yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn 尽责 盡責 jìn zé to do one's duty / to do one's bit conscientiously syn 一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit 陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit syn 点点滴滴 點點滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect 突起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out syn 小憩 xiǎo qì to rest for a bit / to take a breather 良多 liáng duō considerably / much / quite a bit syn 略微 lüè wēi a little bit / slightly syn 积攒 積攢 jī zǎn to save bit by bit / to accumulate syn 奉劝 奉勸 fèng quàn may I offer a bit of advice syn 稍许 稍許 shāo xǔ a little / a bit syn 一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit / every little bit syn 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 蝼蚁 螻蟻 lóu yǐ lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 涓涓 juān juān a trickle / tiny stream / sluggish / to flow sluggishly syn 蜗居 蝸居 wō jū humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space) syn 将就 將就 jiāng jiu to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with syn 几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat / a bit syn 早些 zǎo xiē a bit earlier 位元 wèi yuán (Tw) (computing) bit 半分 bàn fēn a little bit 大一些 dà yī xiē a bit bigger 小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 微末 wēi mò tiny / negligible syn 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 微 wēi tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 圭 guī jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount / a smidgen / a speck syn 幺 么 yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn 衔 銜 xián bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title syn 镳 鑣 biāo bit (of a bridle) / variant of 鏢|镖[biao1] 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 杂七杂八 雜七雜八 zá qī zá bā an assortment / a bit of everything / lots of different (skills) syn 不是味儿 不是味兒 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset syn 见微知著 見微知著 jiàn wēi zhī zhù one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop syn 涓滴 juān dī tiny stream / trickle / drops / tiny trickle of funds syn 麽 麼 mó tiny / insignificant 眇 miǎo blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare syn 静一静 靜一靜 jìng yī jìng to put sth to rest / calm down a bit! 一星半点 一星半點 yī xīng bàn diǎn just the tiniest bit / a hint of syn 不减当年 不減當年 bù jiǎn dāng nián (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever syn 一点一点 一點一點 yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little / bit by bit / gradually 识微见几 識微見幾 shí wēi jiàn jǐ lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom) 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 涓埃之力 juān āi zhī lì negligible force (idiom) / tiny force 细微末节 細微末節 xì wēi mò jié tiny insignificant details / niceties 视微知著 視微知着 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span 毫不介意 háo bu jiè yì to not mind (at all, a bit) / to not care in the slightest 添砖加瓦 添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom) / fig. to do one's bit to help 有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would syn 涓埃 juān āi tiny stream of dust / tiny things / negligible syn 层层加码 層層加碼 céng céng jiā mǎ to increase bit by bit / repeated increments 系小 係小 xì xiǎo tiny 失之毫厘，谬以千里 失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差之千里 失之毫釐，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差以千里 失之毫釐，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 孑孑 jié jié outstanding / conspicuous / prominent / tiny 察微知著 chá wēi zhī zhù to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom) / to deduce the whole story from small traces 几微 幾微 jī wēi tiny / infinitesimal 戋戋 戔戔 jiān jiān small / tiny 积于忽微 積於忽微 jī yú hū wēi to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom) 细听 細聽 xì tīng to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) 万事俱备，只欠东风 萬事俱備，只欠東風 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item 雷声大，雨点小 雷聲大，雨點小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom) / fig. a lot of talk, but no action 万事皆备，只欠东风 萬事皆備，只欠東風 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风 视微知着 視微知著 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop 