How to say [X] in Chinese

a scholar or government official living in one's village

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乡绅

xiāng shēn

a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)

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一日三秋

yí rì sān qiū

a small appetizer

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小菜一碟

xiǎo cài yì dié

a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival

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香包

xiāng bāo

a small bridge over a flowing stream

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小桥流水

xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ

a small cup

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盏

zhǎn

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom)

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小洞不补大洞吃苦

xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ

a small part

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一小部分

yì xiǎo bù fen

a small proportion of

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少部分

shǎo bù fen

a small quantity

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小量

xiǎo liàng

a small table to accommodate an incense burner

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香几

xiāng jǐ

a small-sized Shiba Inu dog (often marketed as "Mame Shiba", not a recognized breed)

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豆柴

dòu chái

a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds

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打瓜

dǎ guā

a son who is an only child

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独子

dú zǐ

a son who is an only child

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独生子

dú shēng zǐ

a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)

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拱肩

gǒng jiān

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1]

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双城记

shuāng chéng jì

a thorn in one's eye

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眼中刺

yǎn zhōng cì

a thorn in one's flesh

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肉中刺

ròu zhōng cì

a thorn in one's side

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眼中钉

yǎn zhōng dīng

a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.)

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千虑一得

qiān lǜ yì dé

a translation that takes liberties with the original text

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超译

chāo yì

a turtle that pulls its head in

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缩头乌龟

suō tóu wū guī

a type of plain-woven woolen fabric that is thin, stiff and smooth

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凡尔丁

fán ěr dīng