过于 guòyú excessively
excessively; too
怎么记住“过于”: 过 to cross + 于 at = excessively.
汉字
用法
- Excessively / overly (too…) - 过于谨慎 (guòyú jǐnshèn) overly cautious, 过于复杂 too complicated.
- A written-leaning 'too', placed before an adjective/verb to say it goes beyond appropriate; near 太 but more formal.
- Implies the excess is a problem.
例句
- 不要太过于依赖别人。 Búyào tài guòyú yīlài biérén.Don't depend too much on others.
- 我觉得汤姆有些过于性急了。 Wǒ juéde tāngmǔ yǒuxiē guòyú xìngjí le.I think Tom is a bit too impatient.