太过火

太過火

tàiguòhuǒ

phrase

Meanings

1 way over the top
2 too extreme
3 going too far

Characters

too, excessively

Examples

这个玩笑太过火了，她都哭了。

Zhè ge wánxiào tài guòhuǒ le, tā dōu kū le.

That joke was way over the top — she actually cried.

导演的处理方式太过火。

Dǎoyǎn de chǔlǐ fāngshì tài guòhuǒ.

The director's approach was too extreme.

Tips

usage

过火 alone already means 'excessive'; adding 太 ('too') intensifies it to 'wildly excessive'. More often applied to artistic expression, jokes, dramatic acting, or stunts than to moral failings (for which 太过分 is preferred).

Stroke Order

太 tài

过 guò

火 huǒ