wart; superfluity; useless appendage
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
wart; excrescence; cutaneous growth
neutralMedical term for a benign skin growth caused by viral infection.
Tā他
de的
bó脖
zi子
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
yī一
gè个
zhuì赘
yóu疣
。
He has a wart growing on his neck.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhuì赘
yóu疣
suī虽
rán然
bù不
tòng痛
bù不
yǎng痒
，
dàn但
yǐng影
xiǎng响
měi美
guān观
。
Although this excrescence doesn't hurt or itch, it affects one's appearance.
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Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
yòng用
jī激
guāng光
qiē切
chú除
zhè这
ge个
zhuì赘
yóu疣
。
The doctor recommended removing this wart with laser surgery.
noun
superfluity; useless appendage; unnecessary burden
formalMetaphorical usage often applied to redundant institutions, bureaucratic procedures, or anything that ought to be eliminated. Carries a formal, somewhat literary register.
Zhè这
xiē些
guān官
liáo僚
jī机
gòu构
zǎo早
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
shè社
huì会
de的
zhuì赘
yóu疣
。
These bureaucratic institutions have long become a useless appendage to society.
Guò过
shí时
de的
guī规
zhāng章
zhì制
dù度
chéng成
le了
qǐ企
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
zhuì赘
yóu疣
。
Outdated rules and regulations have become a burden on the enterprise's development.
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Zài在
tā他
kàn看
lái来
，
nà那
xiē些
fán繁
wén文
rù缛
jié节
bù不
guò过
shì是
zhuì赘
yóu疣
bà罢
le了
。
In his view, those excessive formalities are nothing but superfluities.