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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

小事 [xiǎoshì]
  1. 1. trifle; petty thing; minor matter
    大事做不来,小事又不做
    disdain minor assignments while being unequal to major ones

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

小事 [xiǎoshì]
  1. 1. 不被重视或无关紧要的琐细事情
    生活小事

Examples

不要只顾鼻子底下的小事
Don't get bogged down in trivial matters.
不要为一点小事就吵起来。
Don't squabble over trifles.
何必为这些小事烦恼?
Why should you fret over such trifles?
你何苦在这些小事上伤脑筋?
Why bother your head about such trifles?
区区小事,何足挂齿。
Such a trifle is not worth mentioning.
不论大事或者小事,大家都愿意找他商量。
Everybody likes to consult with him about their problems no matter what kind of problem it is.
计较小事
be too particular about trifles
别为这么点儿小事惊动他。
Don't trouble him about such a trifling matter.
她把一点小事夸得比天还大。
She's made a mountain out of a molehill.
有点儿小事向您领教。
I'd like to ask you for advice about a small matter.

Word Decomposition


[xiǎo]
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[shì]

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