过多

過多

guòduō

adjective #21,640

Meanings

1 excessive
2 too many
3 too much
4 overly abundant

Characters

to exceed; over; too (prefix for excess)

many; much; more

Examples

HSK 4

会议上过多的细节讨论浪费了大家的时间。

Huìyì shàng guòduō de xìjié tǎolùn làngfèi le dàjiā de shíjiān.

Too much discussion of details in the meeting wasted everyone's time.

HSK 7-9

摄入过多的糖分对健康不利。

Shèrù guòduō de tángfèn duì jiànkāng bùlì.

Consuming too much sugar is harmful to health.

Tips

grammar

过多 functions as an attributive adjective before a noun (过多的压力 - excessive stress) or predicatively. It is more formal than 太多. 过多 often signals concern or warning.

Stroke Order

过 guò

多 duō