Dictionary › 过于

过于

guò yú

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 過於

过于 (guò yú) means "too, excessively". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 过于 means

1. excessively; too

How 过于 is used in grammar

过于 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Degree Adverbs: 过于、尤其、稍微 (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, adverbs (程度副词).

The characters in 过于

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 别过于自信了。
  Let's not get over-confident.

Words containing 过于

• 莫过于mò guò yúnothing can surpass
• 供过于求gōng guò yú qiúsupply exceeds demand

Where 过于 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · guò–huán (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guò yú correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.