过度
Old HSK 6
过度 (guòdù) · excessive
过度 (guòdù) means “excessive; overly”. It is written with 2 characters: 过 (to pass) + 度 (degree). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 过度 is built
The characters
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
过度使用手机对眼睛不好。Guòdù shǐyòng shǒujī duì yǎnjing bùhǎo.Overusing your phone is bad for your eyes.
别过度担心，一切都会好的。Bié guòdù dānxīn, yíqiè dōu huì hǎo de.Don't worry too much; everything will be fine.
Questions about 过度
What does 过度 mean?
过度 (guòdù) means “excessive; overly”.
How do you pronounce 过度?
过度 is pronounced guòdù.
Which HSK level is 过度?
过度 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不过bùguòbut
- 超过chāoguòto exceed
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 难过nánguòsad
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
Learn 过度 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.