unnecessary; surplus; superfluous (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
多餘
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这些文件中的大部分内容是多余的，可以删除。 zhèxiē wénjiàn zhōng de dà bùfèn nèiróng shì duōyú de, kěyǐ shānchú - Most of the content in these documents is superfluous and can be deleted.
她买了太多的食物，结果有很多是多余的。 tā mǎi le tài duō de shíwù, jiéguǒ yǒu hěnduō shì duōyú de - She bought too much food, and as a result, much of it was unnecessary.
他的评论太冗长，包含了很多多余的细节。 tā de pínglùn tài rǒngcháng, bāohán le hěnduō duōyú de xìjié - His comments are too lengthy and include many unnecessary details.
在这个设计中，多余的元素会让整体看起来杂乱无章。 zài zhège shèjì zhōng, duōyú de yuánsù huì ràng zhěngtǐ kàn qǐlái záluàn wúzhāng - In this design, superfluous elements will make the whole look cluttered.
他做事总是喜欢多做一些多余的准备。 tā zuòshì zǒngshì xǐhuān duō zuò yīxiē duōyú de zhǔnbèi - He always likes to make some superfluous preparations.
Characters
多 duō - much/many; how [+adjective] | HSK 1
余 yú - remain, leave; (ancient pronoun) I |