琐碎

瑣碎

suǒsuì

adjective #18,532

Meanings

1 trifling
2 trivial
3 tedious

Characters

broken; shattered

Examples

生活中总有很多琐碎的事情。

Shēnghuó zhōng zǒng yǒu hěnduō suǒsuì de shìqíng.

There are always lots of trivial things in life.

别为琐碎的小事吵架。

Bié wèi suǒsuì de xiǎoshì chǎojià.

Don't argue over trivial little things.

Tips

memory

琐 (trivial, like small jade 玉 pieces) + 碎 (shattered into bits) — things broken into tiny unimportant pieces.

Stroke Order

琐 suǒ

碎 suì