Definition
多余 (duō yú) means 'unnecessary, superfluous, redundant' — something that is more than needed and could be removed. It differs from 过分/过量 (excessive, exceeding a limit) and 累赘 (burdensome, cumbersome); 多余 simply says 'not needed' without a judgment of excess or burden. For writing, 冗长 specifically means verbose.
superfluousunnecessaryredundant
Examples
- 多余，。Zhèxiē xìnxī dōu shì duō yú de, nǐ bù xūyào dānxīn.All this information is superfluous; you don't need to worry.
- 。Tā juéde zìjǐ de huà hěn duō yú.He feels his words are very unnecessary.
- 多余。Xiě wénzhāng shí jìnliàng qùdiào duō yú de bùfen.When writing an article, try to remove the superfluous parts.
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