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过头

guò tóu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 過頭

过头 (guò tóu) means "to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 过头 means

1. to overdo it
2. to overstep the limit
3. excessively
4. above one's head
5. overhead

The characters in 过头

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 我睡过头了。
  I overslept.
• 我回过头去。
  I looked over my shoulder.
• 你染过头发吗？
  Have you ever dyed your hair?
• 汤姆喝过头了。
  Tom drank too much.
• 汤姆睡过头了。
  Tom overslept.
• 我们睡过头了。
  We overslept.

Words starting with 过头

• 过头话guò tóu huàexaggeration

Words containing 过头

• 回过头来huí guò tóu láito turn one's head; to turn around; (fig.) to return (to a previous point)…
• 睡过头shuì guò tóuto oversleep
• 聪明过头cōng ming guò tóutoo clever by half; excessive ingenuity
• 杀人不过头点地shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dìIt's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing…

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