多此一举 duōcǐyījǔ to make an unnecessary move Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 多 duō adverbadjective too much excessive; unnecessary; over-此 cǐ determiner this this; these; (literary) the thing or person nearby, similar to 这 zhè一举 一舉 yījǔ action a move; a single action; a deed