小登科 xiǎodēngkē to get married Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 小 xiǎo adjective small small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà登科 dēngkē to pass the imperial exams (literary) to pass the civil service examinations in imperial China; also written as 登第 dēngdì or 及第 jídì