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无足轻重 (無足輕重)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

无足轻重 [wúzúqīngzhòng]
  1. 1. be insignificant

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

无足轻重 [wúzúqīngzhòng]
  1. 1. of little importance (or consequence); insignificant; slight;lightweight;negligible
    此事无足轻重
    It's a matter of no consequence.
    他们看不起我们,认为无足轻重
    They looked down upon us as of little importance.
    无足轻重的人物
    a nobody; a nonentity

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

无足轻重 [wúzúqīngzhòng]
  1. 1. 有它也不重,无它也不轻。形容无关紧要,不值得重视。

Examples

他们看不起我们,认为无足轻重
They looked down upon us as of little importance.
无足轻重
He is just an insect in the company and deserves no mention.
他只是个无足轻重的人,不值一提。
He is a nothing, a nobody, and we shouldn't worry about what he says.
他是个无关紧要无足轻重的人,我们不要因为他的话感到担心。
By Hollywood standards, the Royal scandals were small potatoes.
按好莱坞标准,皇室丑闻是无足轻重的。
Whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent).
无论你决定做还是决定不做都无足轻重了(无关紧要了)。

Word Decomposition


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