有一搭没一搭

有一搭沒一搭
yǒuyīdāméiyīdā
  1. unimportant
  2. perfunctory
  3. indifferent
  4. (of conversation) idly

CEDICT

think of something to say without paying much heed to what one is saying

Wiktionary

漫不经心，无话找话说。

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Entry Composition

1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 搭 dā
  1. to put up
  2. to build (scaffolding)
  3. to hang (clothes on a pole)
  4. to connect
  5. to join
  6. to arrange in pairs
  7. to match
  8. to add
  9. to throw in (resources)
  10. to take (boat, train)
  11. variant of 褡 dā
4 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
5 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
6 搭 dā
  1. to put up
  2. to build (scaffolding)
  3. to hang (clothes on a pole)
  4. to connect
  5. to join
  6. to arrange in pairs
  7. to match
  8. to add
  9. to throw in (resources)
  10. to take (boat, train)
  11. variant of 褡 dā

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不打紧 bùdǎjǐn
  1. unimportant
  2. not serious
  3. it doesn't matter
  4. never mind
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  1. unimportant
  2. not serious
  3. it doesn't matter
  4. never mind
  5. it looks all right, but
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Your face looks pale. Are you OK? Maybe it would be better if you went to the hospital, don't you think?

Source: Tatoeba

不关痛痒 bùguāntòngyǎng
  1. unimportant
  2. of no consequence
小可 xiǎokě
  1. small
  2. unimportant
  3. (polite) my humble person
轻于鸿毛 qīngyúhóngmáo
  1. light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
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