微不足道

wēibù-zúdào

idiom HSK 7-9 #10,410

Meanings

Literally 'so tiny it's not worth mentioning'.

HSK 4

这点困难微不足道。

Zhè diǎn kùnnán wēibù-zúdào.

This little difficulty is insignificant.

HSK 5

和他的贡献相比，我做的微不足道。

Hé tā de gòngxiàn xiāngbǐ, wǒ zuò de wēibù-zúdào.

Compared to his contributions, what I did is negligible.

usage

Often used with false modesty when downplaying one's own contribution, or genuinely to describe something trivial.

微 wēi

不 bù

足 zú

道 dào