small and fragmented; fine and broken
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
small and fragmented; fine and broken into pieces
Describes objects, sounds, or tasks that are broken into small pieces or occur in small, intermittent amounts.
Xì细
suì碎
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
shēng声
zài在
zǒu走
láng廊
lǐ里
huí回
xiǎng响
。
The light, fragmented sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor.
Tā她
bǎ把
bǐng饼
gān干
bāi掰
chéng成
xì细
suì碎
de的
xiǎo小
kuài块
wèi喂
niǎo鸟
。
She broke the cookies into small, crumbly pieces to feed the birds.
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Shí时
jiān间
bèi被
xì细
suì碎
de的
jiā家
wù务
shì事
zhàn占
mǎn满
le了
。
Time was taken up by fragmented household chores.