過度

See also: 过度

Chinese

 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
capacity; degree; standard
trad. (過度)
simp. (过度)
anagram 度過度过

Pronunciation


Adjective

過度

  1. excessive; too much; undue; overboard
    過度包裝过度包装   guòdù bāozhuāng   excessive packaging
    減少政府過度監管 [MSC, trad.]
    减少政府过度监管 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ guòdù jiānguǎn [Pinyin]
    to reduce excessive government regulations

Synonyms

Adverb

過度

  1. excessively
    反應過度反应过度   fǎnyìng guòdù   to overreact

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

/kwado//kado/

From Middle Chinese compound 過度过度 (kwaH  duH , literally to pass, to go too far + measure, degree). Compare modern Mandarin reading guòdù, or Min Nan kè-tō͘.

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() • (kado) くわど (kwado)?-na (adnominal ()() (kado na), adverbial ()() (kado ni))

  1. excessive

Usage notes

Often used as a noun modifying another noun, with the particle (no), rather than with the adjectival particle (na). Compare the use of English excess and excessive.

過度(かど)のストレス、過度(かど)食欲(しょくよく)
kado no sutoresu, kado no shokuyoku
excess[ive] stress, excess[ive] appetite

Inflection

Noun

()() • (kado) くわど (kwado)?

  1. excess

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

過度

  1. chữ Hán form of quá độ (excessive).
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