little

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lit′l)

Inflections of 'little' (adv):
less
adv comparative (When talking about amount)
lesser
adv comparative (To modify an adjective—e.g. "That is a little-known work of art, but this is an even lesser-known one.")
least
adv superlative
Inflections of 'little' (adj):
littler
adj comparative (For size or age—e.g."That tree is little, but the tree next to it is even littler.")
littlest
adj superlative (For size or age—e.g. "Theo is the littlest of my three little brothers.")
less
adj comparative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money. Certainly less money than him.")
lesser
adj comparative (For degree or intensity—e.g. "She has little love for him. Certainly, her love for him is lesser than her love for her mother.")
least
adj superlative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money, but Jim is the one who has least money out of all of us.")

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
英语中文
tiny little adj informal (minuscule, very small)SCSimplified Chinese 非常小的 fēi cháng xiǎo de
  SCSimplified Chinese 迷你的 fēi cháng xiǎo de ，mí nǐ de
 There was a tiny little kitten sitting on the doorstep.
too little adv (not enough)SCSimplified Chinese 不足地 bù zú de
  SCSimplified Chinese 不够地 bù zú de ，bú gòu de
  SCSimplified Chinese 太少地 bù zú de ，tài shǎo de
 She was cold outside because she was wearing too little clothing.
too little adj (not enough)SCSimplified Chinese 不够的 bú gòu de
TCTraditional Chinese 不夠的
  SCSimplified Chinese 太少的 bú gòu de ，tài shǎo de
 I drank too little last night to have a hangover today.
too little n (an insufficient amount)SCSimplified Chinese 不足量 bù zú liàng
  SCSimplified Chinese 太少 bù zú liàng，tài shǎo
 Too little has been done since the fire to prevent it from happening again.
Ursa Minor,
Little Bear n		 (constellation) (星座)SCSimplified Chinese 小熊（星）座 xiǎo xióng xīng zuò
very little adv (hardly anything)SCSimplified Chinese 极少地 jí shǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 極少地
 When Lynn got sick, she asked her parents for help, but they did very little.
very little adj (not much)SCSimplified Chinese 不多的 bù duō de
  SCSimplified Chinese 极少的 bù duō de，jí shǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 極少的
 The news report provided very little useful information.
very little n (a small quantity)SCSimplified Chinese 很少 hěn shǎo
  SCSimplified Chinese 极少 hěn shǎo ，jí shǎo
white lie,
little white lie n		 (fib)SCSimplified Chinese 善意的谎言 shàn yì de huǎng yán
 His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute.
woman,
little woman n		 pejorative, informal (wife)SCSimplified Chinese 妻子，老婆 qī zǐ ，lǎo pó
TCTraditional Chinese 妻子，老婆
 I have to go home to the little woman.
wrap [sb] around your finger,
wrap [sb] around your little finger v expr		 figurative (be able to control [sb])SCSimplified Chinese 轻易摆布他人
yappy little dog n informal (small noisy dog, terrier) (非正式用语)SCSimplified Chinese 爱叫的小狗 ài jiào de xiǎo gǒu
 Those Yorkshire terriers are yappy little dogs with a piercing bark.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

little [ˈlɪtl]
I adj
1 (=small)
[+ thing, person] 小的 xiǎo de
  • a little house
    小房子 xiǎo fángzi
2 (=young)
[+ child] 小的 xiǎo de
3 (=younger) ▶ little brother/sister 弟弟/妹妹 dìdi/mèimei
4 (=short)
[+ distance, time, event] 短的 duǎn de
  • a little while longer
    过(過)一段时(時)间(間) guò yī duàn shíjiān
  • There is very little time left.
    只剩下很短的时(時)间(間)了。 Zhǐ shèngxià hěn duǎn de shíjiān le.
5 (=trivial) 琐(瑣)碎的 suǒsuì de
  • Harry would often get angry over little things.
    哈利总(總)是为(為)琐(瑣)事动(動)怒。 Hālì zǒngshì wèi suǒshì dòngnù.
6 (quantifier)▶ to have little time/money 没(沒)有多少时(時)间(間)/金钱(錢) méiyǒu duōshao shíjiān/jīnqián
II adv 少 shǎo
  • I have seen him very little recently.
    最近我很少见(見)到他。 Zuìjìn wǒ hěn shǎo jiàndào tā.
  • We tried to interfere as little as possible.
    我们尽可能不干预。 Wǒmen jǐn kěnéng bù gānyù.

  • a little
    (=small amount) 一点(點) yīdiǎn

(noun) 一点(點) yīdiǎn
[sleep, eat] 一点(點) yīdiǎn
  • Try to persuade her to eat a little.
    试(試)着(著)劝(勸)她吃点(點)东(東)西。 Shìzhe quàn tā chī diǎn dōngxi.

  • a little boy of 8
    一个(個)8岁(歲)的小男孩 yī gè bāsuì de xiǎo nánhái
  • a little bit
    (adj) 有点(點) yǒudiǎn
  • little by little
    逐渐(漸)地 zhújiàn de
little 和 a little 都用在不可数名词前，但是意义不同。例如，如果说 I have a little money ，这是一个肯定的表达，说明你有钱。然而，如果说 I have little money ，它就是一个否定的表达，意思是基本上没钱。
习惯性搭配： (the) little [girls, children], my little [brother, sister, boy, girl], poor little thing, 更多……

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