Chinese Word: 屑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

屑HSK 6

Pinyin: xiè

English Definition: bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to

Chinese Definition:
①碎末：屑子。纸屑。
②琐碎：屑屑。琐屑(细微小的事情)。
③认为值得(做)：不屑。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 尸

Pictophonetic:肖 indicates the sound; 尸 (body) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 尸 [ shī ] body, corpse
- 肖 [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like

Similar Characters: 屓

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不屑HSK 6	bù xiè	to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
不屑一顾HSK 6	bù xiè yī gù	to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
碎屑HSK 6	suì xiè	fragments; particles
琐屑	suǒ xiè	trivial matters; petty things
木屑	mù xiè	wood shavings; sawdust

1		zhè zhǒng 这种 xíng wéi 行为 bú xiè 不屑 wǒ 我 zhì píng 置评。 I would not deign to comment on such behaviour.
2		tā 他 de 的 liǎn shàng 脸上 liú lù chū 流露出 bú xiè 不屑 de 的 shén qíng 神情。 His face betrayed a look of contempt.
3		qīng jié 清洁 rén yuán 人员 chè dǐ 彻底 dǎ sǎo 打扫 fáng jiān 房间， qīng chú 清除 le 了 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 huī chén 灰尘 hé 和 suì xiè 碎屑。 The cleaning crew swept the room thoroughly to remove all the dust and debris.