小品
xiǎo pǐn
Pinyin

Definition

小品
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xiǎo pǐn
  1. short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. essay
  3. skit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
人品
rén pǐn
  1. 1 moral standing
  2. 2 moral quality
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 personality
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 looks (colloquial)
  7. 7 bearing
作品
zuò pǐn
  1. 1 work (of art)
  2. 2 opus
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],篇[piān]
出品
chū pǐn
  1. 1 to produce an item
  2. 2 output
  3. 3 items that are produced
化妆品
huà zhuāng pǐn
  1. 1 cosmetic
  2. 2 makeup product
品
pǐn
  1. 1 article
  2. 2 commodity
  3. 3 product
  4. 4 goods
  5. 5 kind
  6. 6 grade
  7. 7 rank
  8. 8 character
  9. 9 disposition
  10. 10 nature
  11. 11 temperament
  12. 12 variety
  13. 13 to taste sth
  14. 14 to sample
  15. 15 to criticize
  16. 16 to comment
  17. 17 to judge
  18. 18 to size up
  19. 19 fret (on a guitar or lute)
品位
pǐn wèi
  1. 1 rank
  2. 2 grade
  3. 3 quality
  4. 4 (aesthetic) taste
品味
pǐn wèi
  1. 1 to sample
  2. 2 to taste
  3. 3 to appreciate
  4. 4 one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc)
  5. 5 good taste
品尝
pǐn cháng
  1. 1 to taste a small amount
  2. 2 to sample
品牌
pǐn pái
  1. 1 brand name
  2. 2 trademark
品种
pǐn zhǒng
  1. 1 breed
  2. 2 variety
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
品质
pǐn zhì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 intrinsic quality (of a person)
  3. 3 quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
商品
shāng pǐn
  1. 1 commodity
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 merchandise
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
大大小小
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 large and small
  2. 2 of all sizes
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
奢侈品
shē chǐ pǐn
  1. 1 luxury good
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]

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
品学兼优
pǐn xué jiān yōu
  1. 1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school)
  2. 2 a paragon of virtue and learning
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
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

Sample Sentences

不过对于有些美式脱口秀里的笑点，我估计大多数中国人都会没感觉，甚至接受不了。还是相声和小品更适合中国人。
bùguò duìyú yǒuxiē měishì tuōkǒuxiù lǐ de xiàodiǎn ，wǒ gūjì dàduōshù Zhōngguórén dōu huì méi gǎnjué ，shènzhì jiēshòubuliǎo 。háishì xiàngsheng hé xiǎopǐn gèng shìhé Zhōngguórén 。
But I would guess that most Chinese people wouldn't understand the punchlines on American talk shows or even find them offensive. I think cross-talk and skits are more suitable to Chinese audiences.
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快看，小品开始了！
kuài kàn ，xiǎopǐn kāishǐ le ！
Quick, look-- the skits are starting!
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