miscellaneous; odds and ends
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
fragmented; scattered and messy; miscellaneous
informalDescribes a state of disorder due to many small, unrelated items.
Tā他
de的
fáng房
jiān间
sāi塞
mǎn满
le了
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
de的
dōng东
xī西
，
lián连
xià下
jiǎo脚
de的
dì地
fang方
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
His room is packed with miscellaneous things; there's no place to even step.
Bié别
bèi被
nà那
xiē些
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
de的
shì事
er儿
dān耽
wu误
le了
zhèng正
shì事
。
Don't let those trivial matters delay the important work.
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Zhè这
chōu抽
tì屉
lǐ里
tài太
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
le了
，
gāi该
hǎo好
hǎo好
zhěng整
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
。
This drawer is too cluttered; it needs a good organizing.
noun
odds and ends; bits and pieces; trivial matters
informalRefers to a collection of unimportant or unsystematic items or tasks.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
jiù就
máng忙
xiē些
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
er儿
，
zhèng正
jīng经
gōng工
zuò作
què却
méi没
zěn怎
me么
zuò做
。
He spends the whole day busying himself with odds and ends, but doesn't do much real work.
Zhuō桌
shàng上
duī堆
de的
quán全
shì是
tā她
xǐ喜
huān欢
de的
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
er儿
，
xiàng像
xiǎo小
bǎi摆
jiàn件
、
tiē贴
zhǐ纸
shén什
me么
de的
。
The desk is piled with all the odds and ends she likes, like little ornaments and stickers.
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Bān搬
jiā家
qián前
děi得
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
líng零
qī七
bā八
suì碎
er儿
dōu都
chǔ处
lǐ理
diào掉
。
We have to get rid of all these bits and pieces before moving.