微不足道

微不足道 wēibùzúdào

Insignificant (negligible - not worth mentioning)

微不足道 in a sentence HSK 6 weibuzudao

What 微不足道 means

  1. Insignificant (negligible - not worth mentioning)

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微不足道 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

微
wēi
Micro (tiny - miniature)
不
bù
No (not)
足
zú
Foot (ample - as much as - enough)
道
dào
Road (direction - mw for orders and lines)

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微不足道 in a sentence

这点损失微不足道。
Zhè diǎn sǔnshī wēi bù zú dào.
This small loss is negligible.
他觉得自己的贡献微不足道。
Tā juéde zìjǐ de gòngxiàn wēi bù zú dào.
He feels his own contribution is insignificant.

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Questions about 微不足道

What does 微不足道 mean in English?

微不足道 is pronounced wēibùzúdào and means Insignificant (negligible - not worth mentioning).

How do you pronounce 微不足道?

微不足道 is wēibùzúdào in pinyin — written weibuzudao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 微不足道?

微不足道 is written with 4 characters: 微 (wēi) Micro (tiny - miniature), 不 (bù) No (not), 足 (zú) Foot (ample - as much as - enough), 道 (dào) Road (direction - mw for orders and lines). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 微不足道 an HSK word?

Yes — 微不足道 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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