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wēi 微 bù 不 zú 足 dào 道

微不足道 wēi bù zú dào

too insignificant to mention; negligible

Literally: tiny not worth mention

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. The form appears in Qing texts such as Guo Xiaoting's Ji Gong Quanzhuan.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; neutral, sometimes self-deprecating. Often 微不足道的一点贡献.

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  1. 与整个项目的预算相比，这笔费用微不足道。
    Yǔ zhěnggè xiàngmù de yùsuàn xiāngbǐ, zhè bǐ fèiyòng wēi bù zú dào.
    Compared with the whole project budget, this expense is negligible.
    with whole project (attributive particle) budget compare, this (measure) expense tiny not worth mention
  2. 我做的只是一点微不足道的小事，不值得表扬。
    Wǒ zuò de zhǐshì yìdiǎn wēi bù zú dào de xiǎoshì, bù zhídé biǎoyáng.
    What I did was only a trifle, not worth praising.
    I do (attributive particle) only one-bit tiny not worth mention (attributive particle) small thing, not worth praise

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