针头线脑

針頭線腦
zhēntóu-xiànnǎo
idiom #53,435

Meanings

  1. 1 needle and thread; sewing implements
  2. 2 (figurative) trifling things; petty stuff

Examples

HSK 3
Bié wèi zhèxiē zhēntóu-xiànnǎo de xiǎoshì chǎojià le.
Don't argue over these trivial little things.
HSK 7-9
Tā de chōuti lǐ quán shì zhēntóu-xiànnǎo.
Her drawer is full of needles, thread, and sewing odds and ends.

Tips

memory
Literally 'needle-heads and thread-ends' - the small leftover bits of a sewing kit. Used both literally for sewing supplies and figuratively for any pile of insignificant little things.

Stroke Order

zhēn
tóu
线 xiàn
nǎo