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小事

xiǎo shì · xiao shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Measure word: 点 diǎn

Meaning

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  1. trifle
  2. trivial matter
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It is nothing

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)搬(bān)吧(ba)？

    Shall I help you carry it?

  2. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，小事(xiǎoshì)！

    No need, it's nothing!

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)可是(kěshì)二十斤(èrshíjīn)的(de)米(mǐ)。

    This is twenty jin of rice, you know.

  4. Liangliang

    小事(xiǎoshì)，我(wǒ)一个人(yīgèrén)行(xíng)。

    No big deal, I can do it alone.

  5. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)脸(liǎn)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)红(hóng)？

    Why is your face so red?

  6. Liangliang

    小事(xiǎoshì)，今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)。

    It's nothing, the weather is just too hot today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)让(ràng)自(zì)己(jǐ)因(yīn)为(wèi)一(yì)些(xiē)小(xiǎo)事(shì)而(ér)烦(fán)躁(zào)了(le)。

Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)要(yào)让(ràng)自(zì)己(jǐ)因(yīn)为(wèi)一(yì)些(xiē)小(xiǎo)事(shì)就(jiù)方(fāng)寸(cùn)大(dà)乱(luàn)了(le)。

Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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