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架屋迭床
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架屋迭床

架屋迭床 — “To be redundant”

架屋迭床 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant”. To add unnecessary layers or repetitions; to be superfluous or overelaborate. Literally, “erecting a house upon a house, piling a bed upon a bed”.

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架屋迭床 Pronunciation and Pinyin

架屋迭床 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
架
jià9frame, support, set up
屋
wū9house, room, building
迭
dié9repeatedly or in succession
床
chuáng7bed

Example Sentence with 架屋迭床

这篇文章的论证已经很充分了,再补充这些细节就显得架屋迭床了。
The arguments in this article are already quite sufficient; adding these extra details would be redundant.

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Synonyms of 架屋迭床

  • jià架wū屋dié叠chuáng床redundant and superfluous
  • dié迭chuáng床jià架wū屋repetitive and redundant

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 架屋迭床

What does 架屋迭床 mean?

架屋迭床 (jià wū dié chuáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant”.

How do you pronounce 架屋迭床?

架屋迭床 is pronounced jià wū dié chuáng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 架屋迭床 literally mean?

Literally, 架屋迭床 means “erecting a house upon a house, piling a bed upon a bed”. It is used to mean “to be redundant”.

What is the Chinese definition of 架屋迭床?

床上搁床,屋上架屋。比喻重复、累赘。

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