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What does 多余 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

多余 duōyú

surplus; extra

It can also mean

  • unnecessary; superfluous

Its characters

  1. 多 duō more
  2. 余 yú surplus

In a sentence

他把多余的钱存进了银行。 He put his extra money in the bank.

所以,下回再看到“茶茶拿铁”,别笑它多余。

From 世界上的“茶”为什么有两种叫法? · Cha or tea? Why the world has two words for tea

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