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过度

guò dù · guo du

Traditional 過度

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. excessive
  2. over-
  3. excess
  4. going too far
  5. extravagant
  6. intemperate
  7. overdue
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Too much phone

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)玩了(wánle)五个(wǔgè)小时(xiǎoshí)手机(shǒujī)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you have played on your phone for five hours.

  2. Dengdeng

    才(cái)五个(wǔgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Only five hours.

  3. Liangliang

    过度(guòdù)使用(shǐyòng)手机(shǒujī)，对(duì)眼睛(yǎnjing)不好(bùhǎo)。

    Using your phone too much is bad for your eyes.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说得对(shuōdeduì)，我(wǒ)不能(bùnéng)过度(guòdù)使用(shǐyòng)手机(shǒujī)，我(wǒ)去(qù)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)。

    You are right. I should not overuse my phone. I will watch TV.

  5. Liangliang

    电视(diànshì)也(yě)是(shì)屏幕(píngmù)，也(yě)不能(bùnéng)过度(guòdù)观看(guānkàn)！

    TV is a screen too. You cannot watch too much of it either!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)睡觉(shuìjiào)吧(ba)。

    Then I will go to sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)能(néng)过(guò)度(dù)运(yùn)动(dòng)，要(yào)量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng)，否(fǒu)则(zé)反(fǎn)而(ér)对(duì)身(shēn)体(tǐ)造(zào)成(chéng)负(fù)面(miàn)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)。

One can't go beyond one's limits with exercising and stay within the bounds of what one can do. Otherwise, it can have negative effects on the body.

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

02

她(tā)因(yīn)过(guò)度(dù)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)而(ér)筋(jīn)疲(pí)力(lì)尽(jìn)。

She was worn out from overwork.

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

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