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過頭

guò tóu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

過頭 (guò tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “to overdo it”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

這道菜的鹽放過頭了。

This dish has too much salt.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).