莫过于

莫過於

mòguòyú

phrase HSK 7-9 #17,018

Meanings

HSK 2

最让我开心的事莫过于回家过年。

Zuì ràng wǒ kāixīn de shì mòguòyú huí jiā guònián.

Nothing makes me happier than going home for Chinese New Year.

HSK 3

人生最大的幸福莫过于家人健康。

Rénshēng zuìdà de xìngfú mòguòyú jiārén jiànkāng.

The greatest happiness in life is nothing more than having a healthy family.

grammar

Always follows a superlative pattern: 最...莫过于... (the most X is nothing other than Y). 莫 is literary for 'nothing/no one,' 过于 = exceeds.

Formal and literary. In casual speech, people would say 最...就是... instead. 莫过于 appears more in writing and speeches.

莫 mò

过 guò

于 yú