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To overdo it in Chinese: 过头 (guò tóu)

guò tóu

to overdo it

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 過頭1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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头

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

过头

Simplified

過頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这句玩笑开得有点过头了。

    zhè jù wán xiào kāi dé yǒu diǎn guò tóu le。

    That joke went a bit too far.

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Related words

过

guò

to cross

头

tóu

head

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

度过

dù guò

to pass

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