过虑

過慮
guòlǜ
verb #36,214

Meanings

  1. 1 to worry too much
  2. 2 to overthink
  3. 3 to be excessively anxious

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zǒngshì wèi háizi de shì guòlǜ.
She always worries excessively about her children.
HSK 4
Nǐ guòlǜ le, zhè jiàn shì méi nàme yánzhòng.
You're overthinking it; the matter isn't that serious.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 过虑 (guòlǜ, to overworry) with the homophone 过滤 (guòlǜ, to filter). Different second character - (worry/consider) vs (water radical, to filter liquids). Spell-check apps often flag the wrong one.
usage
Often used in reassurance: 过虑 ('you're overthinking it'). The synonym 多虑 overlaps almost completely; 多虑 is slightly more polite and literary.

Stroke Order

guò