小动作 (xiǎo dòng zuō) — gigotements (dus à l'agitation ou au manque d'attention); petite astuce/manœuvre déloyale (pour obtenir un avantage personnel); (aux sports) jeu déloyal / petite faute discrète

Définition

Exemples

• 这孩子上课总做小动作，不是玩笔就是撕纸。
  Zhè hái zi shàng kè zǒng zuò xiǎo dòng zuō, bú shì wán bǐ jiù shì sī zhǐ.
  This kid is always fidgeting in class, either playing with a pen or tearing paper.
• 他在竞选里搞了不少小动作，偷偷抹黑了对手。
  Tā zài jìng xuǎn lǐ gǎo le bù shǎo xiǎo dòng zuō, tōu tōu mǒ hēi le duì shǒu.
  He made quite a few sneaky moves in the campaign, quietly smearing his opponent.
• 那个球员在防守时做了个小动作，裁判没看到。
  Nà ge qiú yuán zài fáng shǒu shí zuò le gè xiǎo dòng zuō, cái pàn méi kàn dào.
  That player pulled a sneaky move on defense and the ref didn't see it.