How to Say “Do you have a smaller one?” in Chinese
Shopping · HSK 3
"Do you have a smaller one?" in Chinese is 有小一点的吗？ (yǒu xiǎo yì diǎn de ma?). The 一点 (yì diǎn) + 的 pattern is one of the most useful shopping structures; swap 小 for 大 (big), 便宜 (cheap), 新 (new), 长 (long) and you have a whole toolkit. Chinese clothing sizes often run one size smaller than Western equivalents, so even if you're normally a Medium, ask for 大一号 (dà yí hào, one size up).
Primary translation
有小一点的吗？
yǒu xiǎo yì diǎn de ma?
Traditional: 有小一點的嗎？
Variants by register
Formal
请问有没有再小一号的？
qǐng wèn yǒu méi yǒu zài xiǎo yí hào de?
Casual
有小点的吗？
yǒu xiǎo diǎn de ma?
When to use it
The 一点 (yì diǎn) + 的 pattern is one of the most useful shopping structures; swap 小 for 大 (big), 便宜 (cheap), 新 (new), 长 (long) and you have a whole toolkit. Chinese clothing sizes often run one size smaller than Western equivalents, so even if you're normally a Medium, ask for 大一号 (dà yí hào, one size up). 号 (hào) specifically means 'size number' for shoes and clothes, while 点 is more general 'a little bit'.
Example sentences
这件有点大，有小一点的吗？
Zhè jiàn yǒu diǎn dà, yǒu xiǎo yì diǎn de ma?
This one's a bit big; do you have a smaller size?
鞋子有没有小半号的？
Xiézi yǒu méi yǒu xiǎo bàn hào de?
Do you have these shoes half a size smaller?
我穿M码，有没有S的？
Wǒ chuān M mǎ, yǒu méi yǒu S de?
I wear size M; do you have it in S?