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微不足道

wēi bù zú dào · wei bu zu dao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. negligible; insignificant
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Thanks for carrying bags

  1. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)袋子(dàizi)！

    Thanks for helping me carry the bags!

  2. Liangliang

    微不足道(wēibùzúdào)的(de)小事(xiǎoshì)，不用(bùyòng)谢(xiè)。

    It is a tiny thing. No need to thank me.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)你(nǐ)是(shì)微不足道(wēibùzúdào)，对(duì)我(wǒ)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)。

    To you it is nothing. To me it matters a lot.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)重要(zhòngyào)？

    Why does it matter so much?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)，我的(wǒde)咖啡(kāfēi)没(méi)洒(sǎ)。

    Because of your help, my coffee did not spill.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)微(wēi)不(bù)足(zú)道(dào)，你(nǐ)不(bú)用(yòng)放(fàng)在(zài)心(xīn)上(shàng)。

This small matter is insignificant; you don't need to take it to heart.

02

跟(gēn)整(zhěng)个(gè)项(xiàng)目(mù)相(xiāng)比(bǐ)，这(zhè)点(diǎn)花(huā)费(fèi)微(wēi)不(bù)足(zú)道(dào)。

Compared with the whole project, this expense is negligible.

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