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床上迭床 — “To be redundant or superfluous”

床上迭床 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant or superfluous”. To add something unnecessary; doing something repetitive without purpose. Literally, “bed upon bed”.

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床上迭床 Pronunciation and Pinyin

床上迭床 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
床
chuáng7bed
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
迭
dié9repeatedly or in succession
床
chuáng7bed

Example Sentence with 床上迭床

这份提案已经很完整了,再增加相似的观点就有点床上迭床,没有实际意义。
This proposal is already comprehensive; adding similar points would be somewhat redundant and lack practical meaning.

Idioms Related to 床上迭床

More idioms starting with 床

  • chuáng床shàng上dié叠chuáng床superfluous and repetitive
  • chuáng床shàng上ān安chuáng床redundant repetition
  • chuáng床shàng上shī施chuáng床do something superfluous
  • chuáng床xià下ān安chuáng床unnecessary addition
  • chuáng床xià下niú牛dòu斗overreact to minor sounds
  • chuáng床tóu头zhuō捉dāo刀rén人a ghostwriter
  • chuáng床tóu头jīn金jìn尽completely broke and in financial distress
  • chuáng床zǐ笫zhī之sī私marital privacy

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Questions about 床上迭床

What does 床上迭床 mean?

床上迭床 (chuáng shàng dié chuáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant or superfluous”.

How do you pronounce 床上迭床?

床上迭床 is pronounced chuáng shàng dié chuáng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 床上迭床 literally mean?

Literally, 床上迭床 means “bed upon bed”. It is used to mean “to be redundant or superfluous”.

What is the Chinese definition of 床上迭床?

比喻多余和重复。同“床上施床”。

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