汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 小人
小人
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
〈名〉❶古代指地位低的人,后来地位低的人也用于自称。❷指人格卑鄙的人:~得志|势利~。
xiǎo rén
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

孔子君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚。

Confucius gentleman, a long one.

中国人不会言而无信像个小人

Chinese never go back on his words like a rat.

俗话说得好,君子不计小人过;

The saying goes, a gentleman does not count villain here;

所以说:“君子,小人,总在一念思量”。

Therefore said, "a gentleman, and always in a thinking".

他是一个胸襟狭窄的小人

He is a little man with a little mind.

小人深怕会错伤到皇爷。

I am afraid it would hurt you.

我就只会画简单的小人,而且奇丑无比。

I can draw the simple villain only, and it moreover the wonderful clown is incomparable.

没有必要为这样的卑鄙小人而大动肝火。

There's no need to get steamed up about such a mean person.

吴起与孙武齐名,却被小人所陷害,车裂而死;

Wu rises and Sun Wu together, but be framed up by the mean person, car crack but die;

就算有小人暗中挑拨离间,但他们始终是好兄弟,彼此之间忠心耿耿。

Even if a villain secretly sow discord, but they are always a good brother, loyal to each other.