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多余

duō yú · duo yu

Traditional 多餘

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. superfluous
  2. unnecessary
  3. surplus
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One word too many

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)琦琦(qíqí)写(xiě)了(le)条(tiáo)消息(xiāoxi)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    I wrote Qiqi a message. Take a look for me.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)“好吗(hǎoma)”，后面(hòumian)那个(nàge)是(shì)多余(duōyú)的(de)。

    You wrote two okays. The second one is unnecessary.

  3. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，真(zhēn)的(de)！我(wǒ)删掉(shāndiào)一个(yīgè)。

    Oops, you're right! I'll delete one.

  4. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)这个(zhège)“哦(ò)”，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)也(yě)多余(duōyú)。

    Also this oh. I think it's unnecessary too.

  5. Liangliang

    不(bù)，这个(zhège)“哦(ò)”不(bù)多余(duōyú)，让(ràng)消息(xiāoxi)更(gèng)可爱(kěài)。

    No, this oh isn't unnecessary. It makes the message cuter.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)说得对(shuōdeduì)。

    Okay, you're right.

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2 examples
01

事(shì)实(shí)证(zhèng)明(míng)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)担(dān)心(xīn)是(shì)多(duō)余(yú)的(de)。

The facts proved that our worries were unnecessary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nevergetup · English by nevergetup · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

把(bǎ)你(nǐ)句(jù)子(zi)中(zhōng)的(de)这(zhè)个(ge)词(cí)去(qù)掉(diào)，因(yīn)为(wèi)它(tā)是(shì)多(duō)余(yú)的(de)。

Omit this word in your sentence because it's not necessary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by maxine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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