Chinese word

过度

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò dù

Meaning

  • adverbtoo

Example

你不要过度紧张，这没什么大不了的。nǐ bú yào guò dù jǐn zhāng zhè méi shén me dà bù liǎo de

Don't be too nervous; it's no big deal.

Illustration for 过度 (too)

More examples

父母不应过度保护孩子。fù mǔ bù yīng guò dù bǎo hù hái zi

Parents should not overprotect their children.

Core concept

A suitable limit is crossed, making an action, feeling, or amount excessive.

Common phrases

  • 过度保护guò dù bǎo hù

    overprotect

  • 过度关注guò dù guān zhù

    pay too much attention to

  • 过度反应guò dù fǎn yìng

    overreact

Similar words

过于guò yú: More than is suitable in degree, often giving the sense of being overly so.
过分guò fèn: Too much for the situation, with the added sense that the excess is improper.

Definition in Chinese

表示行为、情绪或数量等超出适当范围而达到过分的程度，常被用来提醒或批评这种过量状态。biǎo shì xíng wéi qíng xù huò shù liàng děng chāo chū shì dàng fàn wéi ér dá dào guò fèn de chéng dù cháng bèi yòng lái tí xǐng huò pī píng zhè zhǒng guò liàng zhuàng tài

Word origin

过度 (guòdù, "excess") combines 过 (guò, "to go beyond") + 度 (dù, "degree"), forming the idea of going beyond a measured limit.

Usage tips

  • For conversational learners, this word is useful in gentle warnings because it comments on the degree of a problem without directly judging a person's character.

Opposites

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