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架屋叠床

架屋叠床 — “To be redundant and superfluous”

架屋叠床 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant and superfluous”. To pile up unnecessarily, referring to overly verbose or repetitive writing or speech. Literally, “Build houses upon houses, stack beds upon beds”.

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架屋叠床 Pronunciation and Pinyin

架屋叠床 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
架
jià9frame, support, set up
屋
wū9house, room, building
叠
dié13overlap, fold, pile up
床
chuáng7bed

Example Sentence with 架屋叠床

这篇文章虽然内容丰富,但有些地方架屋叠床,如果能精简一下会更好。
Although this article is rich in content, some parts are redundant and superfluous; it would be better if it could be streamlined.

Idioms Related to 架屋叠床

Synonyms of 架屋叠床

  • chuáng床shàng上dié迭chuáng床redundant or superfluous
  • jià架wū屋dié迭chuáng床redundant and overelaborate

More idioms starting with 架

  • jià架hǎi海qíng擎tiān天immense capability or extraordinary power
  • jià架hǎi海jīn金liáng梁pillar of strength
  • jià架jiān肩jī击gǔ毂bustling and extremely crowded scene
  • jià架jiān肩jiē接zhǒng踵densely crowded
  • jià架huǎng谎záo凿kōng空fabricate lies from nothing

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Questions about 架屋叠床

What does 架屋叠床 mean?

架屋叠床 (jià wū dié chuáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant and superfluous”.

How do you pronounce 架屋叠床?

架屋叠床 is pronounced jià wū dié chuáng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 架屋叠床 literally mean?

Literally, 架屋叠床 means “Build houses upon houses, stack beds upon beds”. It is used to mean “to be redundant and superfluous”.

What is the Chinese definition of 架屋叠床?

屋上架屋,床上叠床。比喻重复累赘。

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