Word: 小 (xiǎo) small; tiny

世界是一个小村。

Shìjiè shì yí gè xiǎo cūn.

The world is a small village.

两者之间只有很小的差别。

Liǎngzhě zhījiān zhǐyǒu hěn xiǎo de chābié.

There is only a marginal difference between the two.

中奖的概率非常小，别太期待。

Zhòngjiǎng de gàilǜ fēicháng xiǎo, bié tài qīdài.

The probability of winning a prize is very small, so don't expect too much.

他一直抱怨他的房间很小。

Tā yìzhí bàoyuàn tā de fángjiān hěn xiǎo.

He is always complaining of his room being small.

他们工厂不承办这么小的订单。

Tāmen gōngchǎng bù chéngbàn zhème xiǎo de dìngdān.

Their factory doesn't take on orders this small.

他借的钱数额不小，要慢慢还。

Tā jiè de qián shù'é bù xiǎo, yào mànmàn hái.

The sum of money he borrowed is not small, so he has to pay it back slowly.

他出生在一个贫困的小山村。

Tā chūshēng zài yí gè pínkùn de xiǎo shāncūn.

He was born in an impoverished little mountain village.

他告诉我她的小秘密。

Tā gàosu wǒ tā de xiǎo mìmì.

He told me a little secret about her.

他喜欢给孙子编造有趣的小故事。

Tā xǐhuan gěi sūnzi biānzào yǒuqù de xiǎo gùshi.

He likes to make up fun little stories for his grandson.

他嫌房间太小，不想租。

Tā xián fángjiān tài xiǎo, bùxiǎng zū.

He thinks the room is too small and doesn't want to rent it.

他总是抱怨他的房间小。

Tā zǒngshì bàoyuàn tā de fángjiān xiǎo.

He is always complaining about how small his room is.

他想出资开一家小饭店。

Tā xiǎng chūzī kāi yìjiā xiǎo fàndiàn.

He wants to put up money to open a small restaurant.

他抱怨房间太小。

Tā bàoyuàn fángjiān tài xiǎo.

He complained that the room was too small.

他来自一个小山城。

Tā láizì yí gè xiǎo Shānchéng.

He came from a tiny mountain town.

他的房子又小又旧。

Tā de fángzi yòu xiǎo yòu jiù.

His house was small and old.

他的鼻子上长了一个小疙瘩。

Tā de bízi shàng zhǎngle yí gè xiǎo gēda.

On his nose grew a small pimple.

他轻松跳跃过了那条小沟。

Tā qīngsōng tiàoyuèguole nà tiáo xiǎo gōu.

He leapt over that little ditch with ease.

你可以拿大的盒子或是小的盒子。

Nǐ kěyǐ ná dà de hézi huòshì xiǎo de hézi.

You may take either the big box or the small one.

你的胸很小。

Nǐ de xiōng hěn xiǎo.

You have a small chest.

信贷紧缩让小公司很难借钱。

Xìndài jǐnsuō ràng xiǎo gōngsī hěn nán jièqián.

The credit tightening makes it hard for small companies to borrow money.

冰箱上贴着一块小磁铁。

Bīngxiāng shàng tiēzhe yíkuài xiǎo cítiě.

There is a small magnet stuck on the fridge.

冰面很滑，因为摩擦很小。

Bīng miàn hěn huá, yīnwèi mócā hěn xiǎo.

The ice is slippery because the friction is very low.

凉子有一张可爱的小脸。

Liáng zǐ yǒu yì zhāng kě'ài de xiǎo liǎn.

Ryoko has a cute little face.

力的水平分量比较小。

Lì de shuǐpíng fènliàng bǐjiào xiǎo.

The horizontal component of the force is relatively small.

变化太小，察觉不出来。

Biànhuà tài xiǎo, chájué bù chūlái.

The change is too small to be observed.

古朴的小村子里很安静。

Gǔpiáo de xiǎo cūnzi lǐ hěn ānjìng.

It is very quiet in the plain, old-fashioned little village.

和你的车比起来，我的车很小。

Hé nǐ de chē bǐ qǐlai, wǒ de chē hěn xiǎo.

Compared with yours, my car is small.

商店里的小杯子又小又精致。

Shāngdiàn lǐ de xiǎo bēizi yòu xiǎo yòu jīngzhì.

The little cups in the shop are small and delicate.

地球上的陆地比海洋小得多。

Dìqiú shàng de lùdì bǐ hǎiyáng xiǎo de duō.

Land on Earth is much smaller than the oceans.

地球比太阳小。

Dìqiú bǐ tàiyang xiǎo.

The earth is smaller than the sun.

她一个人创了一家小饭店。

Tā yí gè rén chuàng le yìjiā xiǎo fàndiàn.

She started a small restaurant all by herself.

她向她的老师打我小报告。

Tā xiàng tā de lǎoshī dǎ wǒ xiǎo bàogào.

She tattled on me to her teacher.

她带着一本小备忘录。

Tā dàizhe yìběn xiǎo bèiwànglù.

She carries a small memo book with her.

她捡了许多漂亮的小石头。

Tā jiǎnle xǔduō piàoliang de xiǎo shítou.

She picked up beautiful stones.

她运营着一家小网店。

Tā yùnyíngzhe yìjiā xiǎo wǎngdiàn.

She runs a small online shop.

字幕太小了，我看不清楚。

Zìmù tài xiǎole, wǒ kàn bù qīngchu.

The subtitles are too small; I can't see them clearly.

孩子们沿小河边跑边笑。

Háizimen yán xiǎo hébiān pǎo biān xiào.

The children ran along the stream, laughing as they went.

孩子还小，插座要用盖子盖住。

Háizi hái xiǎo, chāzuò yào yòng gàizi gài zhù.

The child is still small, so the sockets should be covered.

它比东京小。

Tā bǐ Dōngjīng xiǎo.

It is smaller than Tokyo.

小公司也是纳税人吗？

Xiǎo gōngsī yě shì nàshuìrén ma?

Are small companies taxpayers too?

小公司依附大企业才能生存。

Xiǎo gōngsī yīfù dà qǐyè cáinéng shēngcún.

Small companies can only survive by attaching themselves to big firms.

小公司敢向大公司叫板吗？

Xiǎo gōngsī gǎn xiàng dà gōngsī jiàobǎn ma?

Would a small company dare to challenge a big one?

小房间里放个大柜子很突兀。

Xiǎo fángjiān lǐ fàng gè dà guìzi hěn tūwù.

A big cabinet in such a small room looks out of place.

小村子慢慢演变成了城市。

Xiǎo cūnzi mànmàn yǎnbiàn chéng le chéngshì.

The small village gradually developed into a city.

小河流到这里，分出了一个岔。

Xiǎo héliú dào zhèlǐ, fēn chūle yí gè chà.

When the stream gets to this spot, a branch splits off from it.

小虫钻进了岩石的裂缝。

Xiǎo chóng zuānjìnle yánshí de lièfèng.

The little insect crawled into a crevice in the rock.

我为小事情觉得沮丧。

Wǒ wèi xiǎo shìqing juéde jǔsàng.

I get depressed by the slightest things.

我买了这双鞋，但是有点太小了。

Wǒ mǎile zhè shuāng xié, dànshì yǒudiǎn tài xiǎole.

I bought this pair of shoes, but they are a bit too small.

我们坐船去了那个小半岛。

Wǒmen zuò chuán qùle nàge xiǎo bàndǎo.

We took a boat to that little peninsula.

我们明天会有一个数学小测。

Wǒmen míngtiān huì yǒu yí gè shùxué xiǎo cè.

We will have a math quiz tomorrow.

我们的教室非常小。

Wǒmen de jiàoshì fēicháng xiǎo.

Our classroom is very small.

我只是区区一个小职员。

Wǒ zhǐshì qūqū yí gè xiǎo zhíyuán.

I'm just an insignificant little clerk.

我哥住在一座小村庄里。

Wǒ gē zhù zài yí zuò xiǎo cūnzhuāng lǐ.

My brother lives in a small village.

我姐姐想在附近开设一家小书店。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng zài fùjìn kāishè yìjiā xiǎo shūdiàn.

My older sister wants to open a small bookstore nearby.

我打的这辆出租车很老，也很小。

Wǒ dǎ de zhè liàng chūzūchē hěn lǎo, yě hěn xiǎo.

The taxi I took was very old and small.

我有点儿小事情想请你帮忙。

Wǒ yǒudiǎnr xiǎo shìqing xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāngmáng.

I need a little help from you.

我爷爷一直住在一个小县里。

Wǒ yéye yìzhí zhù zài yí gè xiǎo xiàn lǐ.

My grandfather has always lived in a small county.

我的兄弟住在一个小村庄里。

Wǒ de xiōngdì zhù zài yí gè xiǎo cūnzhuāng lǐ.

My brother lives in a small village.

我的房子有一个小院子。

Wǒ de fángzi yǒu yí gè xiǎo yuànzi.

My house has a small yard.

我的房间很小。

Wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo.

My room is very small.

我的房间非常小。

Wǒ de fángjiān fēicháng xiǎo.

My room is very small.

我的腿比你的小。

Wǒ de tuǐ bǐ nǐ de xiǎo.

My legs are smaller than yours.

我的船是小的。

Wǒ de chuán shì xiǎo de.

My boat is small.

我能把电视音量关小一点吗？

Wǒ néng bǎ diànshì yīnliàng guān xiǎo yìdiǎn ma?

May I turn down the TV?

戒指上镶着一颗小钻石。

Jièzhi shàng xiāngzhe yì kē xiǎo zuànshí.

A small diamond is set in the ring.

房价跌幅比去年小。

Fángjià diēfú bǐ qùnián xiǎo.

The drop in housing prices is smaller than last year's.

房子的背面有一个小花园。

Fángzi de bèimiàn yǒu yí gè xiǎo huāyuán.

There is a small garden at the back of the house.

房子虽小，却被她收拾得很干净。

Fángzi suī xiǎo, què bèi tā shōushi de hěn gānjìng.

Even though the house is small, she keeps it very clean.

把它弄小一点。

Bǎ tā nòng xiǎo yìdiǎn.

Make it smaller.

把收音机的声音关小一点。

Bǎ shōuyīnjī de shēngyīn guān xiǎo yìdiǎn.

Turn the radio down a little.

把火转小一点。

Bǎ huǒ zhuǎn xiǎo yìdiǎn.

Turn the flame down low.

日本比加拿大小。

Rìběn bǐ Jiānádà xiǎo.

Japan is smaller than Canada.

有一个小问题。

Yǒu yí gè xiǎo wèntí.

There's one small problem.

杯子里有很多小气泡往上冒。

Bēizi lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo qìpào wǎng shàng mào.

Lots of little bubbles are rising in the glass.

树枝上冒出了一个小芽。

Shùzhī shàng mào chūle yí gè xiǎo yá.

A little bud has popped out on the branch.

水流过石头，打起小旋涡。

Shuǐliú guò shítou, dǎ qǐ xiǎo xuánwō.

The water flows past the rocks, forming small eddies.

河水弯曲着流过那个小村子。

Héshuǐ wānqūzhe liú guò nàge xiǎo cūnzi.

The river winds its way past that little village.

游人请不要喂小动物。

Yóurén qǐng búyào wèi xiǎo dòngwù.

Tourists, please do not feed the animals.

潜艇里的空间为什么这么小？

Qiántǐng lǐ de kōngjiān wèishénme zhème xiǎo?

Why is the space inside a submarine so small?

电脑内存太小，所以很慢。

Diànnǎo nèicún tài xiǎo, suǒyǐ hěn màn.

The computer's memory is too small, so it's very slow.

花园里有很多小虫子。

Huāyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chóngzi.

There are a lot of little insects in the garden.

蛋糕太小，每个人的份额都不多。

Dàngāo tài xiǎo, měige rén de fèn'é dōu bù duō.

The cake is small, so nobody's portion is large.

要爱护小动物！

Yào àihù xiǎo dòngwù!

Don't mistreat small animals!

许多小公司倒闭了。

Xǔduō xiǎo gōngsī dǎobìle.

Many small companies went bankrupt.

请把音乐声调小！

Qǐng bǎ yīnyuè shēngdiào xiǎo!

Please turn down the music.

这个小山村的夜晚非常安宁。

Zhège xiǎo shāncūn de yèwǎn fēicháng ānníng.

Nights in this little mountain village are very peaceful.

这个房间太小了。

Zhège fángjiān tài xiǎole.

This room is too small.

这个比那个更小。

Zhège bǐ nàge gèng xiǎo.

This is smaller than that.

这个苹果太小。

Zhège píngguǒ tài xiǎo.

This apple is too small.

这些苹果很小。

Zhèxiē píngguǒ hěn xiǎo.

These apples are small.

这双鞋略微有点小。

Zhè shuāng xié lüèwēi yǒudiǎn xiǎo.

These shoes are slightly too small.

这小故事太简单说明一切。

Zhè xiǎo gùshi tài jiǎndān shuōmíng yíqiè.

This little story is too simple to explain everything.

这张椅子太小了！

Zhè zhāng yǐzi tài xiǎole!

This chair is too small.

这房子给我们住太小了。

Zhè fángzi gěi wǒmen zhù tài xiǎole.

This is too small a house for us to live in.

这房子非常小。

Zhè fángzi fēicháng xiǎo.

That house is very small.

这所图书馆很小。

Zhè suǒ túshūguǎn hěn xiǎo.

The library is pretty small.

这把椅子比较小的。

Zhè bǎ yǐzi bǐjiào xiǎo de.

This chair is relatively small.

这本书很小。

Zhè běn shū hěn xiǎo.

This book is very small.

这本书比较小。

Zhè běn shū bǐjiào xiǎo.

This book is smaller.

这条街上有很多小店铺。

Zhè tiáo jiēshang yǒu hěn duō xiǎo diànpù.

There are a lot of small stores on this street.