小吏 xiǎolì minor official Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他在古代只是一个地位低下的小吏。 tā zài gǔdài zhǐ shì yī gè dìwèi dīxià de xiǎolì. In ancient times, he was just a low-ranking petty official. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary