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甚微
shèn wēi
Pinyin
Definition
甚微
-
shèn wēi
very small
very little
scant
minimal
Character Decomposition
甚
甘
匚
儿
微
彳
山
⺙
一
几
Related Words
(20)
微
Wēi
1
surname Wei
2
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
3
Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
卑微
bēi wēi
1
lowly
2
humble
微信
Wēi xìn
1
Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
1
microblogging
2
microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
1
microblogging
2
microblog
微笑
wēi xiào
1
smile
2
CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
3
to smile
微薄
wēi bó
1
scanty
2
meager
微风
wēi fēng
1
breeze
2
light wind
甚
shén
1
variant of 什[shén]
甚至
shèn zhì
1
even
2
so much so that
稍微
shāo wēi
1
a little bit
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
1
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
2
not bothered with the details
3
superficial
4
content with shallow understanding
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
1
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
1
meager (wages)
2
humble (social status)
3
feeble (voice)
入微
rù wēi
1
down to the smallest detail
2
thoroughgoing
3
fine and detailed
寒微
hán wēi
1
of humble origin
幸甚
xìng shèn
1
(literary) very fortunate
幽微
yōu wēi
1
faint
2
subtle (of sound, scent etc)
3
profound
4
mysterious
5
dim
式微
shì wēi
1
(literary) to decline
2
to wane
3
title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng]
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
1
negligible
2
insignificant
Idioms
(20)
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
1
once is more than enough (idiom)
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
1
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
2
not bothered with the details
3
superficial
4
content with shallow understanding
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
1
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
卑之,毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
1
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
2
what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
1
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
2
what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
1
to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
1
to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
2
to deduce the whole story from small traces
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
1
a tiny bit
2
very little
3
next to nothing (idiom)
更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě
1
furthermore (idiom)
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1
to bully intolerably (idiom)
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
1
remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
1
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
甚嚣尘上
shèn xiāo chén shàng
1
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
2
to raise a tremendous stink
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
1
to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
腹笥甚宽
fù sì shèn kuān
1
well-read (idiom)
自奉甚俭
zì fèng shèn jiǎn
1
to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
自视甚高
zì shì shèn gāo
1
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
2
arrogant and self-important
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
1
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
1
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
1
lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
Sample Sentences