小猫
xiǎo māo
Pinyin

Definition

小猫
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xiǎo māo
  1. kitten

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

小猫是您的朋友吗？
xiǎomāo shì nín de péngyou ma ？
Are little cats your friend?
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我每天都跟小猫看电影。
wǒ měitiān dōu gēn xiǎomāo kàn diànyǐng 。
I watch movies with little cats every day.
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好棒喔，是小狗？还是小猫？我记得你有点怕狗。
hǎo bàng ō ，shì xiǎogǒu ？háishì xiǎomāo ？wǒ jìde nǐ yǒudiǎnr pà gǒu 。
That's great, is it a puppy? Or a kitten? I remember you are a little scared of dogs.
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小狗小猫真可爱！
xiǎogǒu xiǎomāo zhēn kě ài ！
Puppies and kittens are so cute!
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小敏，我下周要出差，你可以帮我照顾小猫吗？
Xiǎomǐn ，wǒ xiàzhōu yào chūchāi ，nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ zhàogu xiǎomāo ma ？
Xiao Min, I'm going on a business trip next week. Can you help me take care of my cat?
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那要问小邵了。还有这些小猫小狗的图片。这小猫小狗跟公司的销售有什么关系？
nà yào wèn Xiǎoshào le 。háiyǒu zhèxiē xiǎomāo xiǎogǒu de túpiàn 。zhè xiǎomāo xiǎogǒu gēn gōngsī de xiāoshòu yǒu shénme guānxi ？
You should ask Xiao Shao. There's also these pictures of kittens and puppies. What do these kittens and puppies have to do with the company's sales?
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昨天小猫单独在家，把家里弄得很乱。
zuótiān xiǎomāo dāndú zài jiā ，bǎ jiālǐ nòng de hěn luàn 。
Yesterday the kitten was home alone and made a mess of the house.
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