小 meaning in English

• Ⅰ形容词
  1.(体积、面积、数量、强度等不大) small; little; petty; minor Phrases
  小姑娘 a little girl; 小河 stream; 小声交谈 talk low; 小问题 a minor question; 无限小 infinitesimally small; 风小些了。 the wind has dropped a little. 鞋小了点儿。 these shoes are a bit too tight. 这顶帽子我戴太小。 this hat is too small for me.2.(年纪小的; 年幼的) young Phrases
  小弟弟 younger brother; 小儿子 the youngest son; 小狗 puppy; 小鸡 chick; chicken; 小猫 kitten; 小牛 calf; 一家老小 the whole family, old and young; 她比我小。 she is younger than i am.3.(谦辞, 称自己或与自己有关的人或事物) Phrases
  小女 my daughter; 小婿 my son-in-lawⅡ名词
  1.(年级小的人) the young Phrases
  +More...妻小 wife and children; 上有老, 下有小。 there are old and young at home.2.(指妾) concubine Phrases
  娶小 take [get] a concubineⅢ副词
  (短时间地) for a while; for a short time Phrases
  小住 stay for a few days; 小坐 sit for a whileⅣ[前缀] (用于姓、名、排行等前) Phrases
  小华 xiao hua; 小王 xiao wang; little wang

• a小:    a minor
• 小s:    xidi hsu
• 大海 (小):    the sea (novel)

Examples

1. The little apartment has a snug kitchen .
   那个小公寓有一间小的厨房。
2. The races can be further subdivided .
   这些生理小种还可以进一步再分。
3. A small leak will sink a great ship .
   一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。
4. The baby was dressed in a gay little suit .
   那婴儿穿着鲜艳的小衣服。
5. He broke the capsule with his tongs .
   他用方糖夹钳砸碎了小玻璃容器。