赘言

贅言
zhuìyán
noun #53,904

Meanings

  1. 1 superfluous words
  2. 2 unnecessary detail
  3. 3 to say more than needed

Examples

HSK 6
Shìshí yǐjīng hěn qīngchu, wǒ jiù bùzài zhuìyán le.
The facts are already clear; I won't say more than necessary.
HSK 7-9
Qízhōng de dàolǐ zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, wúxū zhuìyán.
The reasoning is well known, no need to belabor it.

Tips

usage
Almost always appears in fixed patterns: 不必赘言 / 无需赘言 ('no need to belabor') and 不再赘言 ('won't dwell further'). It's a polite way to wrap up an argument.
memory
originally means 'a wart / something extra and useless', so 赘言 is literally 'wart-words', an apt mnemonic for redundant talk.

Stroke Order

zhuì
yán