过火 - To Go Too Far - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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HSK

1⁺

to go too far

过

to pass

火

fire

guo4huo3 • guòhuǒ

to go too far

go too far, going too far, gone too far, goes too far, overdo, excessive

If you 过火 go too far, you 过 pass the point of normalcy and things start lighting on 火 fire.

表演过火

overact (to go too far when acting)

你说得太过火了。

What you said is going too far.