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) 過 度
simp. (过度) 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
過 度
か
Grade: 5
ど
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

過(か)度(ど) • (kado) ←くわど (kwado)? -na (adnominal 過(か)度(ど)な (kado na), adverbial 過(か)度(ど)に (kado ni))

  1. excessive

Usage notes

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

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

Inflection

Noun

過(か)度(ど) • (kado) ←くわど (kwado)?

  1. excess

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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