"Unnecessary" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous / unnecessary / surplus |   |
| 不必要 | bù bì yào | needless / unnecessary | |
| 大可不必 | dà kě bù bì | need not / unnecessary | |
| 非必要 | fēi bì yào | inessential / unnecessary | |
| 不需要 | bù xū yào | unnecessary / not required | |
| 赘述 | zhuì shù | to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details | |
| 赘言 | zhuì yán | superfluous words / unnecessary detail | |
| 杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful | |
| 多一事不如少一事 | duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì | it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better | |
| 多馀 | duō yú | superfluous / unnecessary / surplus | |
| 冗费 | rǒng fèi | unnecessary expenses | |
| 脱裤子放屁 | tuō kù zi fàng pì | lit. to take off trousers to fart / fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary / fig. to make things too complicated | |
| 赘词 | zhuì cí | superfluous words / unnecessary detail | |
