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区区

qūqū

mere; trifling; just

A tiny ant crawling beside an enormous fallen leaf
Memory picture

Character

区 qū

Strokes
4
Radical
匸 — box
Made of
匸 box 乂 to govern
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 在数百亿的预算里,区区几万元的误差并不会影响项目决策。 Zài shù bǎi yì de yùsuàn li, qūqū jǐ wàn yuán de wùchā bìng bú huì yǐngxiǎng xiàngmù juécè. In a budget of tens of billions, a mere error of tens of thousands of yuan will not affect the project decision.
  • 区区五十元,不值得为它争吵半天。 Qūqū wǔshí yuán, bù zhídé wèi tā zhēngchào bàntiān. A mere fifty yuan is not worth half a day of arguing.
  • 他靠区区几千块钱开始了自己的小生意。 Tā kào qūqū jǐqiān kuài qián kāishǐle zìjǐ de xiǎo shēngyì. He started his small business with just a few thousand yuan.

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