superfluous words; verbosity; redundancy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to say unnecessary words; to digress; to speak redundantly
formalOften used in negative constructions like 不再赘言 (no need to elaborate).
Cǐ此
chù处
bù不
zài再
zhuì赘
yán言
。
There is no need to elaborate further here.
Tā他
zài在
huì会
shàng上
zhuì赘
yán言
guò过
duō多
，
làng浪
fèi费
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
shí时
jiān间
。
He spoke too many superfluous words at the meeting, wasting everyone's time.
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Wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
zhuì赘
yán言
，
wǒ我
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
To avoid verbosity, I will get straight to the point.
noun
superfluous words; redundancy; unnecessary remarks
formalRefers to speech or writing that is redundant and adds no value.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
quán全
shì是
zhuì赘
yán言
，
yīng应
gāi该
shān删
jiǎn减
。
This article is full of superfluous words and should be edited down.
Tā他
de的
fā发
yán言
zhōng中
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
zhuì赘
yán言
。
There were many redundant remarks in his speech.
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Qǐng请
shān删
chú除
zhè这
duàn段
zhuì赘
yán言
。
Please delete this superfluous passage.