小声
xiǎo shēng
Pinyin

Definition

小声
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xiǎo shēng
  1. in a low voice
  2. (speak) in whispers

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小区
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
小姨
xiǎo yí
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's younger sister
  2. 2 sister-in-law
小子
xiǎo zǐ
  1. 1 (literary) youngster
  2. 2 (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. 3 (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
小孩
xiǎo hái
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 小孩[xiǎo hái]
小孩子
xiǎo hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
  1. 1 a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
小巫见大巫
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū
  1. 1 lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì
  1. 1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
  2. 2 prudent
  3. 3 gently and cautiously
小心谨慎
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
  1. 1 cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
  2. 2 careful

Sample Sentences

儿子非常害怕，小声地说：“妈妈脸上流血了......”。 爸爸说：“什么？！妈妈在哪里？！”
érzi fēicháng hàipà ，xiǎoshēng de shuō ：“māma liǎn shàng liúxiě le ......”。 bàba shuō ：“shénme ？！māma zài nǎli ？！”
His son replied ''Mama's always on your back. Daddy, why are you always carrying Mommy on your back?"
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走廊上说话小声点儿。
zǒuláng shàng shuōhuà xiǎoshēng diǎnr5 。
Please keep your voice down in the corridor.
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在以前的公司，有一个同事，他刚进公司的时候，就对我们大小声。
zài yǐqián de gōngsī ，yǒu yīgè tóngshì ，tā gāng jìn gōngsī de shíhou ，jiù duì wǒmen dàxiǎoshēng 。
I had a colleague in my previous company. Though he just joined the company, he raised his voice at us.
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来来来，小声点，我告诉你啊，我投资了一套学区房，附近从重点小学到重点高中都有。
lái lái lái ，xiǎoshēng diǎnr ，wǒ gàosu nǐ ā ，wǒ tóuzī le yī tào xuéqū fáng ，fùjìn cóng zhòngdiǎn xiǎoxué dào zhòngdiǎn gāozhōng dōu yǒu 。
Come here, keep your voice down. I'll tell you. I invested in a house in a school district, it's close both to a prestigious elementary school and a prestigious high school.
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他平常讲话很小声，唱歌却很大声耶。
tā píngcháng jiǎnghuà hěn xiǎoshēng ，chànggē què hěn dàshēng yē 。
She normally speaks very softly, but she sings in such a resonant voice.
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好好好，你的玻璃窗，你的玻璃窗...别激动，小声点儿，小心让人听见了。
hǎohǎohǎo ，nǐ de bōli chuāng ，nǐ de bōli chuāng ...bié jīdòng ，xiǎoshēng diǎnr ，xiǎoxīn ràngrén tīngjiàn le 。
OK OK OK, it is your window, it is your window... don't get so angry and quieten down, someone might hear.
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这个月加还差不多…...（小声）
zhè ge yuè jiā hái chàbuduō …...（xiǎoshēng ）
It would be good to raise it this month.... (in a low voice)
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喂，小声一点儿。
wèi ，xiǎoshēng yīdiǎnr 。
Hey, be more quiet.
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嘘！小声点儿。太丢人了。
xū ！xiǎoshēngdiǎnr 。tài diūrén le 。
Shh! Speak quieter. I'll lose face.
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嘘，小声点，被他们发现就糟了。斯琴，你看那边，好像是一座工厂。
shī ，xiǎoshēng diǎn ，bèi tāmen fāxiàn jiù zāo le 。Sīqín ，nǐ kàn nàbian ，hǎoxiàng shì yī zuò gōngchǎng 。
Shh...be quiet! We'll be in trouble if we get discovered. Siqin, look over there. Looks like a factory.
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