小 xiǎo
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adjective
small; tiny
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: The opposite of 大 large; adjectives of size, such as 小, must precede adjectives of shape. For example, 小方桌 'small square table' (Guoyu '小' adj; Kroll 2015 '小' 1, p. 502; Sun 2006, loc. 1766; Unihan '小'; XHZD '小' 1, p. 824). -
noun
Kangxi radical 42
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '小' n 4) -
adjective
brief
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Describing a short period of time (XHZD '小' 2, p. 825) -
adjective
small in amount
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Describing a quantity (Kroll 2015 '小' 1a, p. 502; XHZD '小' 3, p. 825) -
adverb
less than; nearly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '小' adv; XHZD '小' 4, p. 825) -
adjective
insignificant
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Describing importance (Kroll 2015 '小' 1b, p. 502) -
adjective
small in ability
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Describing ability to drink, eat, or perform tasks (Kroll 2015 '小' 1d, p. 502) -
verb
to shrink
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '小' 2, p. 502) -
verb
to slight; to belittle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '小' v; Kroll 2015 '小' 2a, p. 502) -
noun
evil-doer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 坏人 (Guoyu '小' n 1) -
noun
a child
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 小孩 (Guoyu '小' n 2) -
noun
concubine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 妾 (Guoyu '小' n 3) -
adjective
young
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '小' adj; Kroll 2015 '小' 1c, p. 502) -
prefix
indicates lack of seniority or brief tenure
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this use, 小 is a 指小 'diminutive' venacular prefix used with a noun or person's surname to indicate familiarity (Guoyu '小' particle; Kroll 2015 '小' 1c, p. 502; Sun 2006, loc. 691). -
adjective
small; alpa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: alpa, Japanese: shou, Tibetan: chung ba (BCSD '小', p. 396; Mahāvyutpatti 'alpaḥ'; MW 'alpa'; SH '小', p. 98; Unihan '小') -
adjective
mild; mrdu
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mṛdu, Tibetan: chung ngu'am tha ma (BCSD '小', p. 396; Mahāvyutpatti 'mṛduḥ'; MW 'mṛdu') -
adjective
limited; paritta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: parītta, Tibetan: chung ngu (BCSD '小', p. 396; Mahāvyutpatti 'parīttā'; MW 'parītta') -
adjective
deficient; dabhra
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dabhra, Tibetan: nyung ba'am chung ba (BCSD '小', p. 396; Mahāvyutpatti 'dabhraḥ'; MW 'dabhra')
Contained in
- 佛教小说集(佛教小說集) Buddhist Novels ; Buddhist Novels
- 小野玄妙 Ono Genmyō
- 小经(小經) The Amitabha Sutra; The Smaller Sutra on Amitāyus
- 十二小劫 twelve intermediate kalpas
- 小小火苖 Small Little Sparks
- 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
- 解脱小吃部(解脫小吃部) Liberation Snack Bar
Also contained in
小鹃鸠 、 微小病毒科 、 小便 、 听小骨 、 小人 、 小小说 、 小卒 、 无名小卒 、 敲小背 、 小钢珠 、 小褂 、 从小 、 小婊砸 、 小游 、 斯佩耳特小麦 、 小伙儿 、 清小舌塞音 、 小清新 、 小绒鸭 、 小动作 、 霍小玉传 、 大才小用 、 安培小时 、 边小品 、 小鸨 、 小鲜肉 、 蝇头小楷 、 小轿车 、 最小平方法 、 小将 、 小鹀 、 小韵 、 小祖宗 、 妻儿老小 、 古今小说 、 不拘小节 、 做小抄 、 小量 、 小日本 、 小算盘 、 京本通俗小说 、 最小 、 吃小灶 、 起小
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 100
- Scroll 7 Fa Hua Yi Shu 法華義疏 — count: 91
- Scroll 7 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 90
- Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 87
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 85
- Scroll 1 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 79
- Scroll 175 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 79 , has parallel version
- Scroll 5 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 78
- Scroll 6 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 77
- Scroll 174 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 77 , has parallel version
Collocations
- 一小 (一小) 菴婆婆梨女取一小牀於佛前坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 13
- 小地狱 (小地獄) 其一地獄有十六小地獄 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 12
- 十六小 (十六小) 其一地獄有十六小地獄 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 11
- 小狱 (小獄) 其想地獄有十六小獄 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 9
- 小牀 (小牀) 別取小牀敷在佛前坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 小阿须伦 (小阿須倫) 其小阿須倫宮殿有縱廣千由旬 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 6
- 小千 (小千) 是為小千世界 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 6
- 小国王 (小國王) 東方諸小國王見大王至 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 小座 (小座) 阿難敷一小座於佛前坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 小聚 (小聚) 無云小聚 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 5