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过头

guòtóu

“To overdo it” in Chinese is 过头 (guòtóu).

Meaning

  • to overdo it
  • to overstep the limit
  • excessively
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  • above one's head
  • overhead

Example

我睡过头了。

I overslept.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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