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迭床架屋 — “To be repetitive and redundant”

迭床架屋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be repetitive and redundant”. To create unnecessary complexity or superfluity. Literally, “Piling beds on top of beds and building houses on top of houses”.

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迭床架屋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

迭床架屋 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 迭床架屋

这篇文章的观点很好,但是行文有些迭床架屋,不够简洁。
The points in this article are good, but the writing is a bit repetitive and not concise enough.

Idioms Related to 迭床架屋

Synonyms of 迭床架屋

  • dié叠chuáng床jià架wū屋add superfluous layers or details

More idioms starting with 迭

  • dié迭wèi为bīn宾zhǔ主take turns as host and guest
  • dié迭zhàng嶂céng层luán峦endless overlapping mountain ranges
  • dié迭jǔ矩chóng重guī规strictly follow established patterns

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Questions about 迭床架屋

What does 迭床架屋 mean?

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

How do you pronounce 迭床架屋?

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

What does 迭床架屋 literally mean?

Literally, 迭床架屋 means “Piling beds on top of beds and building houses on top of houses”. It is used to mean “to be repetitive and redundant”.

What is the Chinese definition of 迭床架屋?

床上搁床,屋上架屋。比喻重复、累赘。

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