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过为已甚
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过为已甚 — “To go too far”

过为已甚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go too far”. To overdo it; to be excessive; to carry things to extremes. Literally, “To do excessively”.

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过为已甚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

过为已甚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over
为
wéi4to be or to do
已
yǐ3already finished
甚
shèn9very, extremely, greatly

Example Sentence with 过为已甚

他对这件事情的处理有点过为已甚,反而引起了更多争议。
His handling of this matter was a bit excessive, which ironically caused more controversy.

Idioms Related to 过为已甚

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  • guò过le了zhè这gè个cūn村,,méi没zhè这ge个diàn店Seize this rare opportunity
  • guò过wǔ五guān关zhǎn斩liù六jiàng将overcome numerous formidable obstacles
  • guò过wǔ五guān关,,zhǎn斩liù六jiāng将overcome many challenges
  • guò过cóng从shèn甚mì密frequent close interactions
  • guò过guān关zhǎn斩jiàng将overcome all obstacles and defeat all opponents
  • guò过zé则wù勿dàn惮gǎi改Don't fear correcting your mistakes
  • guò过huà化cún存shén神profoundly influence and spiritually enlighten
  • guò过qù去wèi未lái来past and future
  • guò过tú屠dà大jué嚼console oneself with wishful thinking
  • guò过tú屠mén门ér而dà大jué嚼console oneself with imaginary satisfaction
  • guò过shì市zhāo招yáo摇swagger ostentatiously in public
  • guò过fǔ府chōng冲zhōu州travel extensively and arduously

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Questions about 过为已甚

What does 过为已甚 mean?

过为已甚 (guò wéi yǐ shèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go too far”.

How do you pronounce 过为已甚?

过为已甚 is pronounced guò wéi yǐ shèn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 过为已甚 literally mean?

Literally, 过为已甚 means “to do excessively”. It is used to mean “to go too far”.

What is the Chinese definition of 过为已甚?

过:过分;为:做;已甚:过头。做得太过分。

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