"pettiness" in Chinese (Simplified)

狭隘小气

Definition

对无关紧要或琐碎事情斤斤计较，尤其是心胸狭窄或小气的表现。

多为贬义，用于指责争吵、记仇或行为狭隘、小气。既可用于个人，也可用于职场。常与“显示”、“指责”为伴。不用于真正重要的事情。

Her pettiness made working with her difficult.

她的**小气**让与她共事很困难。

Don't let pettiness ruin your friendship.

不要让**小气**毁了你的友谊。

His pettiness shows when he refuses to share.

他拒绝分享时，表现出了他的**狭隘**。

I can't stand all this office pettiness; let's just focus on our work.

我受不了办公室里的这些**小气**，还是专心工作吧。

Their argument was pure pettiness—nobody else cared about it.

他们的争论完全是**小气之争**——没有其他人在意。

There's no room for pettiness if we want to succeed as a team.

如果我们想要作为团队取得成功，就不能有**小气**。