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小拇指
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
Pinyin
Definition
小拇指
-
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
little finger
pinkie
Character Decomposition
小
小
拇
扌
母
指
扌
匕
日
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
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
1
Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
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]
小姨
xiǎo yí
1
(coll.) wife's younger sister
2
sister-in-law
Idioms
(20)
一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
1
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
2
in the twinkling of an eye
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)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
1
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
1
to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
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)
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
1
pitch-dark (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
1
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
2
to lead a pampered life
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
1
poor people (idiom)
2
those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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
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)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
1
as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
2
freely and effortlessly
3
to have perfect command of
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
那只剩下无名指和小拇指了!
nà zhǐ shèngxià wúmíngzhǐ hé xiǎomǔzhǐ le !
Then all that's left are the ring finger and the pinky!
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Intermediate
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无名指我要戴结婚戒指!小拇指我要用来挠痒痒。
wúmíngzhǐ wǒ yào dài jiéhūn jièzhi !xiǎomǔzhǐ wǒ yào yònglái náo yǎngyang 。
I'm saving the ring finger for my wedding ring. I use my pinky finger to scratch itches.
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Intermediate
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