Extra in Chinese
extra · HSK 6
多余
- 多 many
- 余 surplus
他把多余的钱存进了银行。 He put his extra money in the bank.
Other ways to say extra
More words with 多 or 余
How do you say extra in Chinese?
Extra in Chinese is 多余 (duō yú). You can also say 多 (duō), 格外 (gé wài).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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