过量 guòliàng excessive
How to remember 过量: 过 to cross + 量 measure = excessive.
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How it is used
- Excessive in amount - over the safe/proper quantity - 用药过量 (yòngyào guòliàng) drug overdose; 饮酒过量 drinking to excess.
- Attributive or predicative, common in health/safety warnings (过量摄入 excessive intake).
- 过量 targets quantity specifically (too much amount); 过度 (guòdù) is "excessive in degree" (over-the-top). Overdose = 过量, over-exertion = 过度.