过火

過火

guòhuǒ

adjective #47,812

Meanings

1 to go too far
2 excessive
3 over the top
4 overdone

Characters

to pass, to exceed

Examples

他开玩笑有点过火了。

Tā kāi wánxiào yǒudiǎn guòhuǒ le.

His joke went a bit too far.

这种做法实在太过火。

Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ shízài tài guòhuǒ.

This kind of behavior is truly excessive.

Tips

memory

Literally 'past the fire' — imagine cooking something too long past the flame until it burns. That's 过火: crossed the reasonable line and now there's damage.

Stroke Order

过 guò

火 huǒ