渺小 miǎoxiǎo minute
minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
How to remember 渺小: 渺 vast + 小 small = minute.
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How it is used
- Means tiny and insignificant - 在宇宙面前，人类很渺小 (zài yǔzhòu miànqián, rénlèi hěn miǎoxiǎo) before the universe, humans are tiny.
- Usually figurative, about how small/negligible someone feels relative to something vast.
- Contrast 伟大 (wěidà, great/mighty); 渺小 carries a humbling, sometimes self-deprecating tone.