Meaning of 过头
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
guòtóu
- to overdo it
- to overstep the limit
- excessively
- above one's head
- overhead
过头 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他今早睡过头了。
He overslept this morning.
我回过头去。
I looked over my shoulder.
我们睡过头了。
We overslept.
我睡过头了。
I overslept.
对不起，因为睡过头了，迟到30分钟。
Sorry, I'm 30 minutes late because I overslept.
Stroke order for each character
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过 guò · to cross · 6 strokes
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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 过头.
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 通过 | tōngguò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass; to go through |
| 超过 | chāoguò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 难过 | nánguò | to feel sad; to feel unwell |
| 见过 | jiànguo | |
| 走过 | zǒuguò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
Questions about 过头
What does 过头 mean?
过头 (guòtóu) means "to overdo it; to overstep the limit".
How do you write 过头?
过头 is made of 2 characters: 过 (6 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 过头 an HSK word?
Yes. 过头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 过头 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 过头 is written 過頭.