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多此一举

多此一舉
duōcǐyījǔ
idiom #22,584

Meanings

  1. 1 to do more than is necessary
  2. 2 superfluous action
  3. 3 to gild the lily

Examples

你已经解释得很清楚了，再说一遍真是多此一举。
Nǐ yǐjīng jiěshì de hěn qīngchǔ le, zài shuō yī biàn zhēn shì duōcǐyījǔ.
You've already explained it clearly — saying it again would be superfluous.
他们派两个人去做一个人就能完成的工作，真是多此一举。
Tāmen pài liǎng gè rén qù zuò yī gè rén jiù néng wánchéng de gōngzuò, zhēn shì duōcǐyījǔ.
Sending two people to do a job one person could handle is completely unnecessary.

Tips

memory
Think: 多 (extra) + 此 (this) + 一 (one) + 举 (move/action) = one extra unnecessary move.

Stroke Order

多 duō
此 cǐ
一 yī
举 jǔ