零碎 (líng suì) — (adjective) scattered and fragmentary, piecemeal; (noun) scraps, odds and ends
Definition
零碎 can be an adjective ('scattered, fragmentary') or a noun ('scraps, odds and ends'). Compared with 琐碎, which judges matters as 'trivial', 零碎 is neutral, describing things that are just broken-up bits.
adjective
scattered and fragmentarypiecemeal
noun
scrapsodds and ends
Examples
- 零碎。Tā lì yòng líng suì shí jiān xué xí wài yǔ.He uses spare moments to study foreign languages.
- 零碎。Tā bǎ líng suì dōu fàng zài chōu ti lǐ le.She put all the odds and ends in the drawer.
- 零碎。Zhè xiē líng suì zhǐ kě yǐ huí shōu lì yòng.These scraps of paper can be recycled.
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