Word: 小 (xiǎo)

请帮我买两斤红薯，要小一点的。

Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi liǎng jīn hóngshǔ, yào xiǎo yìdiǎn de.

Please buy me two jin of sweet potatoes, and smaller ones.

请把音乐声调小！

Qǐng bǎ yīnyuè shēngdiào xiǎo!

Please turn down the music.

这不是小黑吗？

Zhè bú shì xiǎo hēi ma?

This isn't Little Black is it?

这两家小公司决定合并。

Zhè liǎng jiā xiǎo gōngsī juédìng hébìng.

These two small companies have decided to merge.

这个小团体后来分化成了两派。

Zhège xiǎo tuántǐ hòulái fēnhuà chéng le liǎng pài.

This small group later split apart into two factions.

这个小婴儿正在玩一些玩具。

Zhège xiǎo yīng'ér zhèngzài wán yìxiē wánjù.

The baby is playing with some toys.

这个小婴儿立刻去睡觉了。

Zhège xiǎo yīng'ér lìkè qù shuìjiàole.

The baby went to sleep at once.

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.

这个小盒子有什么用途？

Zhège xiǎo hézi yǒu shénme yòngtú?

What is this little box used for?

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.

这个球太小了，我拿不住。

Zhège qiú tài xiǎole, wǒ nábúzhù.

This ball is too small, and I can't hold it.

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.

这些衣服是小工厂代工的。

Zhèxiē yīfu shì xiǎo gōngchǎng dàigōng de.

These clothes were made by a small contract factory.

这件上衣太小了，有大一点的吗？

Zhè jiàn shàngyī tài xiǎole, yǒu dà yìdiǎn de ma?

This jacket is too small. Do you have a bigger one?

这件事算是一个小成功。

Zhè jiàn shì suànshì yí gè xiǎo chénggōng.

This can be considered a small success.

这双凉鞋有点小，有大一号的吗？

Zhè shuāng liángxié yǒudiǎn xiǎo, yǒu dà yíhào de ma?

These sandals are a bit small. Do you have one size bigger?

这双球鞋有点儿小。

Zhè shuāng qiúxié yǒudiǎnr xiǎo.

This pair of sneakers is a bit small.

这双鞋太小了，有大一码的吗？

Zhè shuāng xié tài xiǎole, yǒu dà yì mǎ de ma?

These shoes are too small. Do you have one size up?

这双鞋略微有点小。

Zhè shuāng xié lüèwēi yǒudiǎn xiǎo.

These shoes are slightly too small.

这只是个解闷的小游戏。

Zhè zhǐshì gè jiěmèn de xiǎo yóuxì.

It's just a little game to pass the time.

这台电脑的屏幕太小了。

Zhè tái diànnǎo de píngmù tài xiǎole.

The screen on this computer is too small.

这场贸易战让许多小公司很为难。

Zhè chǎng màoyìzhàn ràng xǔduō xiǎo gōngsī hěn wéinán.

This trade war has put many small companies in a difficult position.

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.

这条路一直伸到山脚下的小村子。

Zhè tiáo lù yìzhí shēn dào shān jiǎoxià de xiǎo cūnzi.

This road extends all the way to the small village at the foot of the mountain.

这根水管的口径太小了。

Zhè gēn shuǐguǎn de kǒujìng tài xiǎole.

The diameter of this water pipe is too small.

这次测量的偏差很小。

Zhècì cèliáng de piānchā hěn xiǎo.

The deviation in this measurement is very small.

这顶蚊帐有一个小洞。

Zhè dǐng wénzhàng yǒu yí gè xiǎo dòng.

This mosquito net has a small hole in it.

那些苹果很小。

Nèixiē píngguǒ hěn xiǎo.

Those apples are small.

那只豹悄悄靠近了一头小鹿。

Nà zhī bào qiāoqiāo kàojìnle yìtóu xiǎo lù.

The leopard quietly crept up on a young deer.

那是小李的书。

Nà shì Xiǎo Lǐ de shū.

That is Xiao Li's book.

那条街有很多小商店。

Nà tiáo jiē yǒu hěn duō xiǎo shāngdiàn.

That street has a lot of small shops.

那架小飞机在山区失事了。

Nà jià xiǎo fēijī zài shānqū shīshìle.

That small plane crashed in the mountains.

那里有八块小圆石。

Nàli yǒu bā kuài xiǎo yuán shí.

There were eight pebbles there.

量小非君子，无度不丈夫

liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdù bú zhàngfu

small capacity is no gentleman; without tolerance, no real man

量小非君子，无毒不丈夫

liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdúbúzhàngfū

small capacity is no gentleman; without venom, no real man

门外又被贴满了小广告。

Ménwài yòu bèi tiē mǎnle xiǎo guǎnggào.

Everything outside is fly-posted again.

除了小李以外，其他学生都回答错了。

Chúle Xiǎo Lǐ yǐwài, qítā xuésheng dōu huídá cuòle.

Apart from Xiao Li, all the students answered incorrectly.

雨一度很大，后来小了。

Yǔ yídù hěn dà, hòulái xiǎole.

The rain was heavy for a time, then it eased off.

雪地上留下了小动物的轨迹。

Xuědì shàng liúxiàle xiǎo dòngwù de guǐjì.

The small animal left its tracks in the snow.

露营时，我们带了一把小斧子。

Lùyíng shí, wǒmen dàile yì bǎ xiǎo fǔzi.

We brought a small hatchet when we went camping.

鸡窝里打拳，小架势

jīwō li dǎquán, xiǎo jiàshi

boxing in a chicken coop: small moves

麻雀上房柁，冠不大，架子不小

máquè shàngfáng tuó, guàn bú dà, jiàzi bù xiǎo

A sparrow on the roof beam: the crest is small, the frame is big