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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 过犹不及
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 过犹不及 | guò yóu bù jí | - too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 42,361 | 66,609 | 42,641 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 过 | guō | - surname Guo |
| 过 | guò | - to cross - to go over - to pass (time) - to celebrate (a holiday) - to live - to get along - excessively - too- |
| 过 | guo | - (experienced action marker) |
| 犹 | yóu | - as if - (just) like - just as - still - yet |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 及 | jí | - and - to reach - up to - in time for |
Other Words Containing 过犹不及
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 过犹不及 | - | - | 42,361 | 66,609 | 42,641 |