| 小动作 |
xiǎo dòng zuò |
bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 动 |
dòng |
(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 动词, verb |
| 动作 |
dòng zuò |
movement; motion; action (CL:个) / to act; to move |
| 作 |
zuō |
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 |
zuò |
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works |