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微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào) — Chinese word meaning

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微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào) is a Chinese word: insignificant, negligible, trifling. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 微不足道

形 xíng adjective

insignificant, negligible, trifling

相比整个项目的规模,这笔费用微不足道。

xiāng bǐ zhěng gè xiàng mù de guī mó zhè bǐ fèi yòng wēi bù zú dào

Compared to the scale of the entire project, this expense is negligible.

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Word breakdown

微 wēi — tiny, minute, minuscule

不 bù — not, negation marker

足 zú — sufficient, enough, worthy

道 dào — to speak of, to mention, worth talking about

Structure & writing
1 微 wēi — tiny; slight

微 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
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2 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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3 足 zú — foot; leg
足 is a component in 29 characters

足 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 道 dào — road; path; passage

道 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

4.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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4.2 首 shǒu — head; skull
首 is a component in 1 characters

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