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小病
xiǎo bìng
Pinyin
Definition
小病
-
xiǎo bìng
minor illness
indisposition
Character Decomposition
小
小
病
疒
一
人
冂
Related Words
(20)
小
xiǎo
1
small
2
tiny
3
few
4
young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
1
very small
2
very few
3
very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
1
hour
2
CL:個|个[gè]
大大小小
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
1
large and small
2
of all sizes
大小
dà xiǎo
1
dimension
2
magnitude
3
size
4
measurement
5
large and small
6
at any rate
7
adults and children
8
consideration of seniority
大病
dà bìng
1
serious illness
小三
xiǎo sān
1
mistress
2
the other woman (coll.)
3
grade 3 in elementary school
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
1
clown
小事
xiǎo shì
1
trifle
2
trivial matter
3
CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
1
young guy
2
lad
3
youngster
4
CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
1
young man
2
young guy
3
lad
4
youngster
5
CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
1
to urinate
2
to pass water
3
urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
1
thief
小儿
xiǎo ér
1
young child
2
(humble) my son
小区
xiǎo qū
1
neighborhood
2
district
小吃
xiǎo chī
1
snack
2
refreshments
3
CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
1
short, simple literary or artistic creation
2
essay
3
skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
1
small scale
2
small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
1
little sister
2
girl
3
(Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
1
young lady
2
miss
3
(slang) prostitute
4
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
Idioms
(20)
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
1
lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
2
fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
3
sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
1
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
1
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
1
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
1
poor people (idiom)
2
those who live from hand to mouth
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
1
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
1
deranged
2
demented
3
berserk (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
1
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
1
much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
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
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
2
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
1
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
1
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
1
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
1
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
1
lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
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
a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
Sample Sentences
什么小病?感冒很严重的,弄不好会死掉的。
shénme xiǎobìng ?gǎnmào hěn yánzhòng de ,nòngbuhǎo huì sǐdiào de 。
Minor illness? Colds are serious, and if you don't deal with them right you could die.
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奶奶,感冒有什么关系?只是小病,又不是发烧!
nǎinai ,gǎnmào yǒu shénme guānxi ?zhǐshì xiǎobìng ,yòu bù shì fāshāo !
Grandma, what does a cold matter? It's just a minor illness, not like a fever or anything.
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