小除夕 xiǎochúxī the day before Lunar New Year's Eve 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除夕 chúxī noun Lunar New Year's Eve The final night or day of the lunar year; also known as 大年夜 dàniányè.