| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 矮小 | ǎi xiǎo | short and small; low and small; undersized | |
| 八小時工作制 | 八小时工作制 | bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì | eight hour working day |
| 不無小補 | 不无小补 | bù wú xiǎo bǔ | not be without some advantage; be of some help |
| 不小心 | bù xiǎo xīn | heedless; careless | |
| 寵物小精靈集換式卡片遊戲 | 宠物小精灵集换式卡片游戏 | Chǒng wù xiǎo jīng líng jí huàn shì kǎ piàn yóu xì | Pokémon Trading Card Game |
| 從小 | 从小 | cóng xiǎo | from childhood; as a child |
| 大材小用 | dà cái xiǎo yòng | using a talented person in an insignificant position | |
| 大大小小 | dà dà xiǎo xiǎo | large and small, of all sizes | |
| 大街小巷 | dà jiē xiǎo xiàng | large streets and small lanes | |
| 大驚小怪 | 大惊小怪 | dà jīng xiǎo guài | much fuss about nothing |
| 大同小異 | 大同小异 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | almost similar; except slight differences |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement | |
| 膽小 | 胆小 | dǎn xiǎo | cowardice; timid |
| 鄧小平 | 邓小平 | dèng xiǎo píng | Deng Xiaoping |
| 督察小組 | 督察小组 | dū chá xiǎo zǔ | supervisory group |
| 短篇小說 | 短篇小说 | duǎn piān xiǎo shuō | (n) short story |
| 公式小說 | 公式小说 | gōng shì xiǎo shuō | formula fiction |
| 公園小徑效應 | 公园小径效应 | gōng yuán xiǎo jìng xiào yìng | garden path effect |
| 核小體 | 核小体 | hé xiǎo tǐ | nucleosome |
| 幾個小時 | 几个小时 | jǐ ge xiǎo shí | several hours |
| 軍品出口領導小組 | 军品出口领导小组 | jūn pǐn chū kǒu lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ | Military Products Leading Small Group |
| 開小差 | 开小差 | kāi xiǎo chāi | AWOL, Absent With Out Leave; desert the military |
| 科幻小說 | 科幻小说 | kē huàn xiǎo shuō | science fiction novel |
| 闊鼻小目 | 阔鼻小目 | kuò bí xiǎo mù | New World monkey |
| 李小龍 | 李小龙 | Lǐ Xiǎo lóng | (actor) screen name of martial artist Bruce Lee |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo | (adj) minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant | |
| 南美小麝鼩屬 | 南美小麝鼩属 | nán měi xiǎo shè qú shǔ | small-eared shrew |
| 奇幻小說 | 奇幻小说 | qí huàn xiǎo shuō | fantasy novel |
| 弱小 | ruò xiǎo | small and weak | |
| 色情小說 | 色情小说 | sè qíng xiǎo shuō | pornographic novel; dirty book |
| 時大時小 | 时大时小 | shí dà shí xiǎo | sometimes big, sometimes small; varying |
| 四個小時 | 四个小时 | sì gè xiǎo shí | four hours |
| 縮小 | 缩小 | suō xiǎo | reduce; decrease |
| 縮小模型 | 缩小模型 | suō xiǎo mó xíng | miniature |
| 外小腿 | wài xiǎo tuǐ | shin | |
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | small; little | |
| 武俠小說 | 武侠小说 | wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō | Wuxia; martial arts novels |
| 係小 | 系小 | xì xiǎo | tiny |
| 細小 | 细小 | xì xiǎo | petty; wee |
| 纖小 | 纤小 | xiān xiǎo | fine; delicate |
| 香港小交響樂團 | 香港小交响乐团 | Xiāng Gǎng xiǎo jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán | Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
| 橡皮小鴨 | 橡皮小鸭 | xiàng pí xiǎo yā | rubber duck |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young | |
| 小白菜 | xiǎo bái cài | bak choy | |
| 小斑點 | 小斑点 | xiǎo bān diǎn | speckle |
| 小包 | xiǎo bāo | packet | |
| 小報 | 小报 | xiǎo bào | tabloid newspaper |
| 小便 | xiǎo biàn | urinate; pass water; urine | |
| 小標題 | 小标题 | xiǎo biāo tí | subtitle; closed-captioning |
| 小波 | xiǎo bō | (math.) wavelets | |
| 小步舞曲 | xiǎo bù wǔ qǔ | minuet | |
| 小冊子 | 小册子 | xiǎo cè zi | booklet; pamphlet; menu |
| 小腸 | 小肠 | xiǎo cháng | small intestine |
| 小長舌果蝠屬 | 小长舌果蝠属 | Xiǎo cháng shé guǒ fú shǔ | Macroglossus |
| 小車 | 小车 | xiǎo chē | (n) wheelbarrow |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack; refreshments | |
| 小吃店 | xiǎo chī diàn | snack bar; lunch room | |
| 小衝突 | 小冲突 | xiǎo chōng tū | skirmish |
| 小丑 | xiǎo chǒu | clown | |
| 小船 | xiǎo chuán | boat | |
| 小袋 | xiǎo dài | pouch | |
| 小袋鼠 | xiǎo dài shǔ | wallaby; pademelon | |
| 小刀 | xiǎo dāo | knife | |
| 小島 | 小岛 | xiǎo dǎo | isle |
| 小弟 | xiǎo dì | (n) office boy | |
| 小碟子 | xiǎo dié zi | saucer | |
| 小冬 | Xiǎo dōng | Xiaodong (person name) | |
| 小兜翼蝠屬 | 小兜翼蝠属 | Xiǎo dōu yì fú shǔ | Balantiopteryx |
| 小兒科 | 小儿科 | xiǎo ér kē | pediatrics; pediatric (department); (slang) childish |
| 小兒麻痺 | 小儿麻痹 | xiǎo ér má bì | polio (poliomyelitis) |
| 小兒麻痺病毒 | 小儿麻痹病毒 | xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú | poliovirus |
| 小兒麻痹症 | 小儿麻痹症 | xiǎo ér má bì zhèng | poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis |
| 小販 | 小贩 | xiǎo fàn | peddler |
| 小費 | 小费 | xiǎo fèi | tip |
| 小港區 | 小港区 | Xiǎo gǎng qū | (N) Hsiaokang (area in Taiwan) |
| 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | pup; puppy | |
| 小姑 | xiǎo gū | husband's younger sister; sister-in-law | |
| 小鬼 | xiǎo guǐ | (idiom) an endearing term of address to a child; little demon | |
| 小果咖啡 | xiǎo guǒ kā fēi | coffea arabica | |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child | |
| 小孩大聯盟 | 小孩大联盟 | Xiǎo hái dà lián méng | Codename: Kids Next Door |
| 小寒 | xiǎo hán | Xiaohan | |
| 小號 | 小号 | xiǎo hào | trumpet |
| 小河 | xiǎo hé | brook | |
| 小紅 | 小红 | Xiǎo hóng | Xiaohong (person name) |
| 小紅莓 | 小红莓 | xiǎo hóng méi | cranberry |
| 小茴香 | xiǎo huí xiāng | fennel | |
| 小伙子 | xiǎo huǒ zi | lad; young fellow; youngster | |
| 小雞 | 小鸡 | xiǎo jī | chick |
| 小教授二號 | 小教授二号 | Xiǎo jiào shòu èr hào | Microprofessor II |
| 小教授一號 | 小教授一号 | Xiǎo jiào shòu yī hào | Microprofessor I |
| 小節 | 小节 | xiǎo jié | bar (music) |
| 小結 | 小结 | xiǎo jié | summary; short; brief; wrap-up |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss | |
| 小金 | Xiǎo jīn | (N) Xiaojin (place in Sichuan) | |
| 小精靈 | 小精灵 | xiǎo jīng líng | elf |
| 小徑 | 小径 | xiǎo jìng | alley |
| 小舅子 | xiǎo jiù zi | (informal) wife's younger brother | |
| 小鋸鱷 | 小锯鳄 | Xiǎo jù è | Totodile |
| 小康 | xiǎo kāng | comparatively good living standard; a period of peace and prosperity | |
| 小康社會 | 小康社会 | xiǎo kāng shè huì | middle-class society |
| 小蘭 | 小兰 | Xiǎo lán | Xiaolan (person name) |
| 小懶猴 | 小懒猴 | xiǎo lǎn hóu | pygmy slow loris |
| 小浪 | xiǎo làng | (n) wavelet | |
| 小林麻央 | Xiǎo lín má yāng | Mao Kobayashi | |
| 小龍 | 小龙 | xiǎo lóng | dragons |
| 小路 | xiǎo lù | lane | |
| 小掠龍 | 小掠龙 | Xiǎo lüè lóng | Bagaraatan |
| 小馬 | 小马 | xiǎo mǎ | colt; pony |
| 小麥 | 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 小滿 | 小满 | xiǎo mǎn | Xiaoman |
| 小貓 | 小猫 | xiǎo māo | kitten |
| 小毛蟲 | 小毛虫 | xiǎo máo chóng | slug |
| 小毛氈苔 | 小毛毡苔 | Xiǎo máo zhān tái | Drosera spatulata |
| 小米 | xiǎo mǐ | millet | |
| 小蜜 | xiǎo mì | (derog.) a girlfriend of a married man; literally: little secret | |
| 小腦 | 小脑 | xiǎo nǎo | cerebellum |
| 小牛 | xiǎo niú | calf | |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | children | |
| 小牝牛 | xiǎo pìn niú | heifer | |
| 小瀑布 | xiǎo pù bù | cascade | |
| 小起重機 | 小起重机 | xiǎo qǐ zhòng jī | jack |
| 小氣 | 小气 | xiǎo qì | stingy; narrow; petty |
| 小汽車 | 小汽车 | xiǎo qì chē | compact car |
| 小橋 | 小桥 | xiǎo qiáo | Two Qiaos |
| 小青 | xiǎo qīng | name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake | |
| 小清水町 | Xiǎo qīng shuǐ tǐng | Koshimizu, Hokkaidō | |
| 小丘 | xiǎo qiū | hill; knoll | |
| 小泉純一郎 | 小泉纯一郎 | xiǎo quán chún yī láng | (Japanese Prime Minister) Junichiro Koizumi |
| 小舌 | xiǎo shé | uvula | |
| 小聲 | 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; (speak) in whispers |
| 小時 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小叔 | xiǎo shū | husband's younger brother; brother-in-law | |
| 小數 | 小数 | xiǎo shù | (n) decimal; decimal value |
| 小數點 | 小数点 | xiǎo shù diǎn | (n) decimal point |
| 小樹林 | 小树林 | xiǎo shù lín | grove |
| 小說 | 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction; {CL 篇} |
| 小說家 | 小说家 | xiǎo shuō jiā | novelist |
| 小淘氣 | 小淘气 | xiǎo táo qì | rascal |
| 小題大做 | 小题大做 | xiǎo tí dà zuò | make a big fuss over a minor issue |
| 小提琴 | xiǎo tí qín | fiddle; violin | |
| 小天鵝 | 小天鹅 | xiǎo tiān é | tundra swan |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | (n) thief | |
| 小屋 | xiǎo wū | cabin; lodge | |
| 小西真奈美 | Xiǎo xī zhēn nài měi | Manami Konishi | |
| 小寫 | 小写 | xiǎo xiě | lowercase |
| 小寫字母 | 小写字母 | xiǎo xiě zì mǔ | lowercase (letters) |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | careful | |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | (saying) carefully; cautiously | |
| 小型 | xiǎo xíng | small scale; small size | |
| 小型車 | 小型车 | xiǎo xíng chē | compact car |
| 小型櫃櫥 | 小型柜橱 | xiǎo xíng guì chú | cabinet |
| 小型核武器 | xiǎo xíng hé wǔ qì | mini-nuke | |
| 小型企業 | 小型企业 | xiǎo xíng qǐ yè | small business |
| 小行星 | xiǎo xíng xīng | asteroid; minor planet | |
| 小行星家族 | xiǎo xíng xīng jiā zú | asteroid family | |
| 小熊貓 | 小熊猫 | xiǎo xióng māo | red panda |
| 小熊維尼 | 小熊维尼 | Xiǎo xióng Wéi ní | Winnie-the-Pooh |
| 小學 | 小学 | xiǎo xué | primary school |
| 小學生 | 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | (n) student in primary school; schoolchild |
| 小雪 | Xiǎo xuě | Xiaoxue | |
| 小岩洞 | xiǎo yán dòng | grotto | |
| 小羊 | xiǎo yáng | lamb | |
| 小妖精 | xiǎo yāo jīng | goblin | |
| 小夜曲 | xiǎo yè qǔ | serenade | |
| 小姨 | xiǎo yí | (informal) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law | |
| 小義大利 | 小义大利 | xiǎo yì dà lì | Little Italy |
| 小遊 | 小游 | xiǎo yóu | outing; short trip |
| 小臟鬼 | 小脏鬼 | xiǎo zāng guǐ | dirty little monster (spoken affectionately to a child who has gotten him(her)self dirty; literally "little dirty ghost") |
| 小篆 | xiǎo zhuàn | lesser seal [small seal] | |
| 小子 | xiǎo zi | (n) boy; (n) an implolite term for a person; bloke | |
| 小組 | 小组 | xiǎo zǔ | a group |
| 小組委員會 | 小组委员会 | xiǎo zǔ wěi yuán huì | (n) subcommittee |
| 心眼小 | xīn yǎn xiǎo | (adj) (derogatory) selfish; unable to be considerate; selfishly oversensitive | |
| 虛構小說 | 虚构小说 | xū gòu xiǎo shuō | fiction |
| 血小板 | xuè xiǎo bǎn | blood platelet | |
| 循環小數 | 循环小数 | xún huán xiǎo shù | recurring decimal |
| 亞洲小爪水獺 | 亚洲小爪水獭 | Yà zhōu xiǎo zhuǎ shuǐ tà | Oriental small-clawed otter |
| 一小部分 | yī xiǎo bù fen | a small part; a small section | |
| 一小時 | 一小时 | yī xiǎo shí | one hour |
| 一小時以後 | 一小时以后 | yī xiǎo shí yǐ hòu | a short time later |
| 硬科幻小說 | 硬科幻小说 | yìng kē huàn xiǎo shuō | hard science fiction |
| 中篇小說 | 中篇小说 | zhōng piān xiǎo shuō | novella |
| 中小型企業 | 中小型企业 | zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè | small and medium enterprise |
| 周小川 | Zhōu Xiǎo chuān | Zhou Xiaochuan |
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