一小撮

Chinese

 
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


Noun

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
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