過高 [过－]

Jyutping gwo3 gou1
Pinyin guò gāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. too high
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    too high; too much; too tall; too excessive
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他父母对他期望过高。
    他父母對他期望過高。
    tā fù mǔ duì tā qī wàng guò gāo 。
    • His parents expect too much of him.
  2. Mandarin
    假设 A 和 B 之间有一座高山，那就要考虑一下，路线应该越过高山、穿过高山，还是直接从山旁绕过呢？
    假設 A 和 B 之間有一座高山，那就要考慮一下，路線應該越過高山、穿過高山，還是直接從山旁繞過呢？
    jiǎ shè a hé b zhī jiān yǒu yī zuò gāo shān ， nà jiù yào kǎo lǜ yī xià ， lù xiàn yīng gāi yuè guò gāo shān 、 chuān guò gāo shān ， hái shi zhí jiē cóng shān páng rào guò ne ？
    • If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
  3. Mandarin
    他从没打过高尔夫球。
    他從沒打過高爾夫球。
    tā cóng méi dǎ guò gāo ěr fū qiú 。
    • He has never played golf.
  4. Mandarin
    你对你的孩子期望过高。
    你對你的孩子期望過高。
    nǐ duì nǐ de hái zi qī wàng guò gāo 。
    • You expect too much of your child.
  5. Mandarin
    我从没玩过高尔夫。
    我從沒玩過高爾夫。
    wǒ cóng méi wán guò gāo ěr fū 。
    • I've never played golf.
    • I never played golf.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢阿爸阿妈对佢期望过高。
    佢阿爸阿媽對佢期望過高。
    keoi5 aa3 baa1 aa3 maa1 deoi3 keoi5 kei4 mong6 gwo3 gou1 。
    • His parents expect too much of him.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去好多地方直通巴都方便过高铁。
    去好多地方直通巴都方便過高鐵。
    • For many routes, taking a direct bus is more convenient than riding the high-speed railway.
  2. Cantonese
    佢自信过高，低估咗对手嘅能力。
    佢自信過高，低估咗對手嘅能力。
    keoi5 zi6 seon3 gwo3 gou1, dai1 gu2 zo2 deoi3 fong1 ge3 nang4 lik6.
    • She was overconfident and underestimated her opponent.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    过了些日子，那几个受过高等教育的年轻人知道了强的底细，心里就起毛说，就凭我们的学历，怎能窝在他手下？
    過了些日子，那幾個受過高等教育的年輕人知道了強的底細，心裏就起毛説，就憑我們的學歷，怎能窩在他手下？
    guò le xiē rì zi ， nà jǐ ge shòu guò gāo děng jiào yù de nián qīng rén zhī dào le qiáng de dǐ xì ， xīn lǐ jiù qǐ máo shuō ， jiù píng wǒ men de xué lì ， zěn néng wō zài tā shǒu xià ？
    • After a few days, those few youngsters who had received higher education learned of Qiang's background, so they felt disconcerted and said, "On the basis of our educational background, how could we stay under him?"