多余

多余 duōyú in a sentence

Extra (surplus)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

多余 (duōyú) means Extra (surplus). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这句话是 多余 的。

Zhè jù huà shì duōyú de.

This sentence is unnecessary.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 多余

把 多余 的东西送人吧。

Bǎ duōyú de dōngxi sòng rén ba.

Give away the things you do not need.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 多余

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How is 多余 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 多余 (duōyú, "Extra (surplus)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 多余 an HSK word?

Yes — 多余 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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