微小
wēixiǎo
tiny, minute
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 两种方案之间只有微小的差别。There is only a tiny difference between the two plans.
- 即使是微小的进步,也值得肯定。Even the smallest progress deserves recognition.
Collocations
微小的差别微小的进步微小的变化极其微小
Mnemonic
微 wēi "tiny, micro" + 小 xiǎo "small": minute, negligible. Watch the Korean homophone: mi-so means both "tiny" (微小) and "smile" (微笑); Chinese keeps them apart as wēixiǎo vs wēixiào. 微 also works as a "micro-" prefix (微博 Weibo, 微信 WeChat).
Related
细小渺小微弱细微
Quick check
Which hanzi pair means "tiny" rather than "smile"?