小道 xiǎo dào ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ siu2 dou6
- bypath
- trail
- bribery as a means of achieving a goal
- minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
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小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
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- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
道
- 一道 yī dào ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ jat1 dou6 together
- 人道 rén dào ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ jan4 dou6 human sympathy
- 便道 biàn dào ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ bin6 dou6 pavement
- 公道 gōng dao ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄠ gung1 dou6 fair
- 出道 chū dào ㄔㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ceot1 dou6 to start one's career
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- 厚道 hòu dao ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄠ hau5 dou6 kind and honest
- 味道 wèi dao ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mei6 dou6 flavor; taste
- 地道 dì dào ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ dei6 dou6 tunnel
- 地道 dì dao ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ dei6 dou6 authentic
- 报道 報道 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou6 to report (news)
- 大道 dà dào ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ daai6 dou6 main street
- 楼道 樓道 lóu dào ㄌㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ lau4 dou6 corridor
- 水道 shuǐ dào ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ seoi2 dou6 watercourse (river, canal, drain etc)
- 渠道 qú dào ㄑㄩˊ ㄉㄠˋ keoi4 dou6 irrigation ditch
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 管道 guǎn dào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gun2 dou6 tubing
- 茶道 chá dào ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ caa4 dou6 Japanese tea ceremony
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
- 说道 說道 shuō dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou6 to state
- 走道 zǒu dào ㄗㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ zau2 dou6 pavement
Idioms with these characters
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 安贫乐道 安貧樂道 ān pín lè dào ㄢ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ on1 pan4 lok6 dou6 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
- 暴虐无道 暴虐無道 bào nüè wú dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ bou6 joek6 mou4 dou6 (idiom) tyrannical; oppressive; lawless
- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
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- 悲声载道 悲聲載道 bēi shēng zài dào ㄅㄟ ㄕㄥ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ bei1 sing1 zoi3 dou6 lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
- 惨无人道 慘無人道 cǎn wú rén dào ㄘㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6 inhuman (idiom)
- 豺狼当道 豺狼當道 chái láng dāng dào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ caai4 long4 dong1 dou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 传道受业 傳道受業 chuán dào shòu yè ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cyun4 dou6 sau6 jip6 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
- 道不拾遗 道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ dou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
Example sentences
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山林 小道 被 雪 完全 覆盖 覆蓋 住 了 。
The forest path had been utterly covered by snow.
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