多此一舉
duō​cǐ​yī​jǔ

to make an unnecessary move

  • created sense approved 多此一举/多此一舉 · duō​cǐ​yī​jǔ · to make an unnecessary move — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    多此一举 / 多此一舉

    duō​cǐ​yī​jǔ

    to make an unnecessary move

    to do more than is required; to perform an action that is superfluous or unnecessary

    duō​cǐ​yì​jǔ

    多 (literal) → 多 · duō · too much 此 (literal) → 此 · cǐ · this 一举 (literal) → 一举/一舉 · yī​jǔ · action

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense