一下 yī xià num.-m.w., adv. (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 位 wèi m.w. 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 比特 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword) 丝毫 絲毫 sī háo adj. the slightest amount or degree / a bit syn 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn 钻头 鑽頭 zuàn tóu drill bit 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 些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few / a little / a bit syn 刀片 dāo piàn blade / razor blade / tool bit syn 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little 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 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 尽责 盡責 jìn zé to do one's duty / to do one's bit conscientiously syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 陆续 陸續 lù xù adv. 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 积攒 積攢 jī zǎn v. 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 一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom) / a tiny bit / an iota syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 将就 將就 jiāng jiu v. to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with syn 几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat / a bit syn 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei little sister / little girl / (coll.) vulva 早些 zǎo xiē a bit earlier 小弟弟 xiǎo dì di little brother / little boy / (coll.) penis 节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little syn 位元 wèi yuán (Tw) (computing) bit 大一些 dà yī xiē a bit bigger 逐次 zhú cì gradually / one after another / little by little 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 丝 絲 sī n. silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 略 畧 lüè adj., v., adv. brief / sketchy / outline / summary / to omit / (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit / somewhat / slightly / plan / strategy / to capture (territory) 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] 杂七杂八 雜七雜八 zá qī zá bā an assortment / a bit of everything / lots of different (skills) syn 纹丝 紋絲 wén sī tiny bit / a jot / whisker 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 就 jiù adv., prep. (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 一些 yī xiē num.-m.w. some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn 有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little syn 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu adv. in a little while / shortly after 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo adv. quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu v. to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang little bell / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 稍稍 shāo shāo adv. somewhat / a little / slightly syn 小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn 少许 少許 shǎo xǔ a little / a few syn 小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 小指 xiǎo zhǐ little finger syn 妮子 nī zi (coll.) lass / (dialect) little girl syn 小拇指 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ little finger / pinkie syn 诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) syn 黄毛丫头 黃毛丫頭 huáng máo yā tou silly little girl syn 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 殊不知 shū bù zhī little imagined / scarcely realized syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 杂牌 雜牌 zá pái inferior brand / little-known brand syn 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn 劳而无功 勞而無功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail syn 红宝书 紅寶書 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) 小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" 两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice / for a little while 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 有点儿 有點兒 yǒu diǎn r adv. slightly / a little / somewhat syn 无几 無幾 wú jǐ very little / hardly any syn 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4] 妞妞 niū niu little girl 不值钱 不值錢 bù zhí qián of little value 囡囡 nān nān little darling / baby syn 甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn 贤弟 賢弟 xián dì worthy little brother syn 猴儿 猴兒 hóu ér little devil syn 稍早 shāo zǎo a little early 人鱼小姐 人魚小姐 rén yú xiǎo jie mermaid / the Little Mermaid 一时半刻 一時半刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time / a little while syn 折枝 zhé zhī massage / snapped-off branch / sprig / to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort) 贫下中农 貧下中農 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 小过 小過 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little / somewhat 