一小撮

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
bring together; little bit; shovel
bring together; little bit; shovel; gather up; pick
 
trad. (一小撮)
simp. #(一小撮)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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一小撮

  1. a handful
    一小撮  ―  yīxiǎocuō táng  ―  a pinch of sugar
  2. (figuratively, officialese) a handful (of bad elements)
    一小撮反革命  ―  yīxiǎocuō fǎngémìng  ―  a handful of counterrevolutionaries

Synonyms

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