guò tóu

Traditional: 過頭

HSK 7–9

过头 (guò tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 过头

过guò · to cross头tóu · head

Related words

过to cross过(experienced action marker)过surname Guo不过only过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]过去(in the) past; former; previous过去(verb suffix)头head头suffix for nouns通过to pass through; to get through头发hair (on the head)

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