微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
too small to mention
Character by character
微wēi
tiny
tiny
不bù
not
not
足zú
worth
worth
道dào
mention
mention
Example
我做的这点儿事微不足道。
What I did is really nothing.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
A modest reply to thanks, or a put-down of someone else's contribution.
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