小洞不堵，
大洞受苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng shòu kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
小洞不堵，
大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng chī kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
小洞不堵，
大洞难补 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng nán bǔ | If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
| 小洞不补大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (common saying); a stitch in time saves nine |
| 小淘气 | xiǎo táo qì | rascal |
| 小渊恵三 | xiǎo yuān huì sān | Obuchi Keizō (1937-2000), Japanese politician |
| 小港 | Xiǎo gǎng | Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 小港区 | Xiǎo gǎng qū | Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 小汤山 | Xiǎo tāng shān | Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality |
| 小滴 | xiǎo dī | a drop |
| 小满 | Xiǎo mǎn | Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 21st May-5th June |
| 小潮 | xiǎo cháo | neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter) |
| 小瀑布 | xiǎo pù bù | cascade |
| 小熊座 | xiǎo xióng zuò | Ursa Minor (constellation) |
| 小熊维尼 | Xiǎo xióng Wéi ní | Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney) |
| 小熊猫 | xiǎo xióng māo | lesser panda; red panda; firefox |
| 小营盘镇 | Xiǎo yíng pán zhèn | Xiaoyingpan township in Börtala Shehiri or Bole City 博乐市, Xinjiang |
| 小牛 | xiǎo niú | calf |
| 小牛肉 | xiǎo niú ròu | veal |
| 小牝牛 | xiǎo pìn niú | heifer |
| 小犬 | xiǎo quǎn | puppy; my son (humble) |
| 小犬座 | xiǎo quǎn zuò | Canis Minor (constellation) |
| 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | pup; puppy |
| 小狮座 | xiǎo shī zuò | Leo Minor (constellation) |
| 小玩意 | xiǎo wán yì | gadget; widget (small item of software) |
| 小球 | xiǎo qiú | sports such as ping pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球 |
| 小产 | xiǎo chǎn | to miscarry; a miscarriage; an abortion |
| 小畑健 | Xiǎo tián Jiàn | OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡笔记 |
| 小病 | xiǎo bìng | minor illness; indisposition |
| 小白脸 | xiǎo bái liǎn | attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo |
| 小白脸儿 | xiǎo bái liǎnr | erhua variant of 小白脸, attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo |
| 小百科全书 | xiǎo bǎi kē quán shū | micropedia |
| 小的 | xiǎo de | I (when talking to a superior) |
| 小眼角 | xiǎo yǎn jiǎo | outer corner of the eye |
| 小睡 | xiǎo shuì | to nap; to doze |
| 小碟子 | xiǎo dié zi | saucer |
| 小笔电 | xiǎo bǐ diàn | mini laptop or notebook (computer); netbook; CL:台,部 |
| 小节线 | xiǎo jié xiàn | barline (music) |
| 小范围 | xiǎo fàn wéi | small-scale; local; to a limited extent |
| 小篆 | xiǎo zhuàn | the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty |
| 小笼包 | xiǎo lóng bāo | steamed dumpling |
| 小粉 | xiǎo fěn | (wheat) starch; amylum |
| 小精灵 | xiǎo jīng líng | elf |
| 小红 | Xiǎo hóng | Xiaohong (person name) |
| 小红帽 | Xiǎo hóng mào | Little Red Riding Hood |
| 小红莓 | xiǎo hóng méi | cranberry |
| 小红萝卜 | Xiǎo hóng luó bo | radish (the small red kind) |
| 小组委员会 | xiǎo zǔ wěi yuán huì | subcommittee |
| 小绿人 | xiǎo lǜ rén | little green men from Mars |
| 小缸缸儿 | xiǎo gāng gangr | small mug (baby language) |
