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过于

guò yú · guo yu

Traditional 過於

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. excessively; too
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The mismatched shoes

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)穿得(chuānde)过于(guòyú)正式(zhèngshì)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Aren't you dressed too formally today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)见(jiàn)朋友(péngyou)的(de)爸爸(bàba)。

    I'm going to meet my friend's dad.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)过于(guòyú)紧张(jǐnzhāng)，他(tā)人(rén)很好(hěnhǎo)。

    Don't be too nervous. He's very nice.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)紧张(jǐnzhāng)，对了(duìle)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)。

    I'm not nervous. By the way, look at my shoes.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，一只(yīzhī)黑的(hēide)，一只(yīzhī)蓝的(lánde)！

    Ah, one is black and one is blue!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)有(yǒu)些(xiē)过(guò)于(yú)性(xìng)急(jí)了(le)。

I think Tom is a bit too impatient.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fu)过(guò)于(yú)昂(áng)贵(guì)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)不(bu)起(qǐ)。

This piece of clothing is too expensive; I can't afford it.

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