微 wēi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 攵 to rap, to tap
微不足道
wēibùzúdào
negligible; insignificant
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
足 zú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在庞大的预算面前，这笔维修费看似微不足道，却关系到公共安全。 Zài pángdà de yùsuàn miànqián, zhè bǐ wéixiūfèi kànshì wēibùzúdào, què guānxì dào gōnggòng ānquán. Compared with the huge budget, this repair cost may seem negligible, but it concerns public safety.
- 在他眼里，别人的痛苦从来都不是微不足道的。 Zài tā yǎn lǐ, biérén de tòngkǔ cónglái dōu bú shì wēibùzúdào de. In his eyes, other people's suffering is never insignificant.
- 每个人的力量或许微不足道，但大家一起努力就能改变现状。 Měi gèrén de lìliàng huòxǔ wēibùzúdào, dàn dàjiā yīqǐ nǔlì jiù néng gǎibiàn xiànzhuàng. Each person's strength may be insignificant, but if everyone works together, things can change.
Related words
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 微信 wēixìn WeChat
- 稍微 shāowēi a little
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 微小 wēixiǎo tiny
- 卑微 bēiwēi humble; lowly; insignificant
- 略微 lüèwēi slightly; somewhat
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 微 wēi slightly; tiny; minute
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 微观 wēiguān microscopic; micro-level
- 微妙 wēimiào subtle; delicate