How to say “excessive” in Chinese
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“Excessive” in Chinese is 过度, guò dù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
过度 is read guò dù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. As a particle of experience it is read with the neutral tone: guo.
A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “过度”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 过度. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 现代人过度依赖手机xiàndàirénguòdùyīlàishǒujīPeople today depend too much on their phones.
More words from the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “excessive” in Chinese?
“Excessive” in Chinese is 过度, pinyin guòdù.
What does 过度 mean?
过度 (guòdù) means “excessive”.
How do you write 过度?
过度 is 2 characters: 过 (guò) — pass; 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 过度?
过度 is read guòdù. Tones: guò — fourth tone, dù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“excessive” in the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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