琐事 (瑣事)
suǒ shì
Pinyin

Definition

琐事 (瑣事)
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suǒ shì
  1. trifle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 classifier: 件 jiàn
  7. 7 classifier: 桩 zhuāng
  8. 8 classifier: 回 huí
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 classifier: 件 jiàn
  6. 6 classifier: 桩 zhuāng
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times

Sample Sentences

对呀，很多手机信息都会把整块时间破碎化，如果把这些琐事前置到一日之始，那真是浪费了。早起做最喜欢的事，贵在坚持，成全改变！
duìya ，hěn duō shǒujī xìnxī dōuhuì bǎ zhěng kuài shíjiān pòsuì huà ，rúguǒ bǎ zhèxiē suǒshì qián zhì dào yī rì zhī shǐ ，nà zhēn shì làngfèi le 。zǎoqǐ zuò zuì xǐhuan de shì ，guì zài jiānchí ，chéngquán gǎibiàn ！
Yeah, so much time is broken up by phone notifications. If we do all this tiny meaningless tasks in the morning, then that's really a waste of time. Doing something you love in the morning, that's something that's worth keeping up, that's something that's going to cause real change.
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哎呀，我这全职太太也不轻松啊！家务琐事那么多，还要照顾俩宝儿。还是你好，看你生活得那么小资。
āiyā ，wǒ zhè quánzhítàitai yě bù qīngsōng a ！jiāwù suǒshì nàme duō ，háiyào zhàogù liǎ bǎoér 。háishì nǐ hǎo ，kàn nǐ shēnghuó de nàme xiǎozī 。
Oh my, being a housewife is not cushy. There is so much housework and little chores, and also looking after the two babies. You got it better. Look at the yuppie life you have.
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