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过度

guò dù

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 過度

What 过度 means

1. excessive
2. over-
3. excess
4. going too far
5. extravagant
6. intemperate
7. overdue

The characters in 过度

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure

Example sentences

• 我反应过度了吗？
  Wǒ fǎnyìng guòdù le ma?
  Am I overreacting?
• 礼貌过度是烦人的。
  Lǐmào guòdù shì fánrén de.
  Excess of politeness is annoying.
• 过度的谦逊就是骄傲。
  Guòdù de qiānxùn jiùshì jiāo'ào.
  Too much humility is pride.
• 成瘾和过度是两回事。
  Getting addicted to something and having too much of something are two different things.
• 他疲劳过度，又睡眠不足，最后便病倒了。
  Tā píláo guòdù, yòu shuìmiánbùzú, zuì hòu biàn bìngdǎo le.
  What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
• 从来没有人因为工作过度而累死，但为什么要冒这个险呢？
  Nobody's ever died from working too much, but why risk it?

Words starting with 过度

• 过度紧张guò dù jǐn zhānghypertension; excessive stress
• 过度医疗guò dù yī liáoovertreatment; excessive or unnecessary medical treatment
• 过度关怀guò dù guān huáiobsession; excessive concern

Words containing 过度

• 工作过度gōng zuò guò dùoverwork

Sounds the same

Read guò dù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 过渡to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim