细枝末节
xì zhī mò jié
Pinyin

Definition

细枝末节
 - 
xì zhī mò jié
  1. minor details
  2. trifles

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

期末
qī mò
  1. 1 end of term
末
mò
  1. 1 tip
  2. 2 end
  3. 3 final stage
  4. 4 latter part
  5. 5 inessential detail
  6. 6 powder
  7. 7 dust
  8. 8 opera role of old man
末日
Mò rì
  1. 1 Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
周末
zhōu mò
  1. 1 weekend
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
切末
qiè mo
  1. 1 stage props
年末
nián mò
  1. 1 end of the year
期末考
qī mò kǎo
  1. 1 final exam
末班车
mò bān chē
  1. 1 last bus or train
  2. 2 last chance
末路
mò lù
  1. 1 end of the road
  2. 2 final road
  3. 3 fig. dead end
  4. 4 impasse
枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
岁末
suì mò
  1. 1 end of the year
粉末
fěn mò
  1. 1 fine powder
  2. 2 dust
肉末
ròu mò
  1. 1 ground meat
芥末
jiè mo
  1. 1 mustard
  2. 2 wasabi
花枝
huā zhī
  1. 1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  2. 2 squid (on dining menus)
  3. 3 (literary) beautiful woman
荔枝
lì zhī
  1. 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
且末
Qiě mò
  1. 1 Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

Idioms (13)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
  1. 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. spent force
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
  1. 1 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
  2. 2 in a plight with no way out
  3. 3 things have reached a dead end
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

Sample Sentences