过度

guò dù

excessive; over; undue

HSK Level 5

Example Sentences

他过度劳累,所以生病了。

tā guòdù láolèi, suǒyǐ shēngbìngle.

He was overworked, so he got sick.

不要过度使用手机,否则会影响你的健康。

bùyào guòdù shǐyòng shǒujī, fǒuzé huì yǐngxiǎng nǐ de jiànkāng.

Don't overuse your phone, or it will affect your health.

过度自信会导致失败。

guòdù zìxìn huì dǎozhì shībài.

Overconfidence leads to failure.

Synonyms

过分 (guò fèn)

excessive

太甚 (tài shèn)

too much

Antonyms

不足 (bùzú)

insufficient

适度 (shìdù)

moderate

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 过度 (guòdù) is composed of two characters: 过 (guò) and 度 (dù). The character 过 originally meant "to cross over" or "to go beyond", and it is often used in the sense of "excessive" or "too much". The character 度 originally meant "a measure" or "a standard", and it is often used in the sense of "degree" or "extent". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 过度, which literally means "to exceed the measure" or "to go beyond the limit". In modern Chinese, 过度 is used to describe something that is excessive or too much, such as 过度劳累 (guòdù láolèi, "overwork") or 过度消费 (guòdù xiāofèi, "overconsumption").

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