LEARN + CHINESE / 160 of 300 HSK 5
Too 过于
The room is too bright, the music slightly too loud, and especially crowded near the door. 过于 marks excess; 稍/稍微 lower the degree; 尤其 singles out a standout item, while 大都 means most of a group. Listen for whether the word changes intensity or scope.
你的看法过于乐观。
nǐ de kànfǎ guòyú lèguān。
Your view is overly optimistic.
你能稍微说一下自己的情况吗？
nǐ néng shāowēi shuō yíxià zìjǐ de qíngkuàng ma？
Could you tell me a little about yourself?
他尤其忙。
tā yóuqí máng.
He is especially busy.
他们大都很忙。
tāmen dàdū hěn máng.
Most of them are busy.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
guòyú | too; excessively |
kě | really; but |
shāo | slightly; a little |
shāowēi | a little; slightly |
yóuqí | especially; particularly |
dàdū | mostly; largely |
lèguān | optimistic |
tāmen | they (male/mixed) |
qíngkuàng | situation; circumstances |
kànfǎ | opinion; view |
zìjǐ | oneself |
bìngrén | patient (sick person) |
chà | lacking; bad; poor |
dòngzuò | action; movement |
fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
fēi | to fly |
fēng | wind |
gānjìng | clean |
gē | older brother |
gōngrén | worker |
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