屑

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HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

1. bits
2. fragments
3. crumbs
4. filings
5. trifling
6. trivial
7. to condescend to

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Antonyms

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• 卑微 bēi wēi 卑微 bēi wēi lowly 卑微 means humble or lowly, opposite of 不屑 (to not condescend): lowly

Related words

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• 琐碎 suǒ suì 琐碎 suǒ suì trifling 琐碎 means trivial or petty, related to the 'trifling' sense of 屑: trifling

Synonyms

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• 碎片 suì piàn 碎片 suì piàn chip; fragment; splinter; tatter both mean fragments or bits, as in broken pieces: chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
• 碎屑 suì xiè 碎屑 suì xiè fragments both refer to crumbs or small fragments, often of food or material: fragments

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse 屑 with 碎片, but 屑 is rarely used alone; it's usually part of compounds like 碎屑 or 不屑.

Formality

In the sense of 'to condescend to', 屑 is almost always used in the negative form 不屑, especially in literary or formal contexts.

Example Sentences

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桌上有很多面包 屑 。

There are many bread crumbs on the table.

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Words Containing 屑

• 不屑 不屑 bù xiè: to disdain to do sth
• 不屑一顾 不屑一顾 bù xiè yī gù: to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
• 岩屑 岩屑 yán xiè: (rock) debris
• 木屑 木屑 mù xiè: wood shavings
• 末屑 末屑 mò xiè: bits
• 火山碎屑流 火山碎屑流 huǒ shān suì xiè liú: pyroclastic flow
• 火成碎屑 火成碎屑 huǒ chéng suì xiè: pyroclastic
• 煤屑 煤屑 méi xiè: coal dust
• 琐屑 琐屑 suǒ xiè: trivial matters
• 碎屑 碎屑 suì xiè: fragments
• 碎屑岩 碎屑岩 suì xiè yán: clastic rock (geology)
• 碎屑沉积物 碎屑沉积物 suì xiè chén jī wù: clastic sediment
• 纤屑 纤屑 xiān xiè: fine detail
• 银屑 银屑 yín xiè: silver chloride AgCL
• 银屑病 银屑病 yín xiè bìng: psoriasis
• 头皮屑 头皮屑 tóu pí xiè: dandruff
• 面包屑 面包屑 miàn bāo xiè: breadcrumbs