Definition
This is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning "extremely small" or "negligible." It emphasizes that something is so tiny it's almost nonexistent. You'll often see it in formal or written Chinese to describe a very low probability, small quantity, or minor impact. The literal meaning is "so tiny it's barely there."
f.e.
extremely smallnegligiblenext to nothing
Examples
- 微乎其微。Zhè zhǒng áizhèng de fùfā jǐlǜ wēi hū jī.The recurrence rate for this type of cancer is extremely low.
- 微乎其微，。Tā fàn de cuòwù wēi hū jī, búbì tài zàiyì.The mistake he made is negligible; no need to take it too seriously.
- 微乎其微。Liǎng guó zhī jiān de màoyì zhēngduān yǐngxiǎng wēi hū jī.The impact of the trade dispute between the two countries is negligible.
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