How to say “excessive” in Chinese
excessive
“Excessive” in Chinese is 过分, guò fèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
过分 is read guò fèn: 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.
On top, 八 “divide”; below, 刀 “knife”.
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 “过分”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 过分. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我投诉了那家饭馆，是不是太过分了？wǒtóusùlenàjiāfànguǎn,shìbushìtàiguòfènleI filed a complaint about that restaurant. Was that too much?
More words from the lesson “The little rascal”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “excessive” in Chinese?
“Excessive” in Chinese is 过分, pinyin guòfèn.
What does 过分 mean?
过分 (guòfèn) means “excessive”.
How do you write 过分?
过分 is 2 characters: 过 (guò) — pass; 分 (fēn) — minute; divide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 过分?
过分 is read guòfèn. Tones: guò — fourth tone, fèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“excessive” in the lesson “The little rascal”
This word is from the topic “Character” 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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