零七八碎

tā bèi líng qī bā suì de shì gěi chán zhù le shí zài shì zǒu bù kāi

他被零七八碎的事给缠住了，实在是走不开。

Bogged down by trivial matters, he is really unable to get away.

gé lóu yòng lái fàng zhì xiē líng qī bā suì de dōng xi

阁楼用来放置些零七八碎的东西。

The attic is used to store odds and ends of things.

wǒ de yī fu kǒu dai lǐ zǒng shì zhuāng zhe líng qī bā suì de dōng xi

我的衣服口袋里总是装着零七八碎的东西。

I always have a lot of bits and pieces in my pocket.

yǐ zi shàng fàng zhe hǎo xiē tā xǐ huan de líng qī bā suì

椅子上放着好些她喜欢的零七八碎。

Many of her favorite odds and ends are on the chair.

méi bì yào wèi diǎn líng qī bā suì chǎo zuǐ

没必要为点零七八碎吵嘴。

There is no need to quarrel over trifles.

zhěng tiān gàn xiē gè líng qī bā suì de shì

整天干些个零七八碎的事

do a few tasks here and there all day long