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过于

guòyú

too; excessively

A person overfilling a bowl
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Characters in this word

过 guò

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 不要过于担心。 Bú yào guò yú dān xīn. Do not worry too much.
  • 他过于认真。 Tā guò yú rèn zhēn. He is too serious.
  • 这里过于安静。 Zhè lǐ guò yú ān jìng. It is too quiet here.

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