小动作

Traditional form:

小動作

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎodòngzuò

Definitions:

• bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)
• petty maneuver
• dirty trick
• gamesmanship

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform