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to go too far

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

guo4huo3 • guòhuǒ

Meaning


Primary

to go too far

Alternatives

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

Mnemonic


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

Usage


你 說 得 太 過火 了。

What you said is going too far.

這 個 玩笑 開 得 太 過火 了。

This joke went too far.

他 這次 做 得 有點 過火。

He went a little too far this time.