Chinese word dictionary

聪明过头

cōng ming guò tóu · too clever by half; excessive ingenuity

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Word information

Simplified聪明过头

Traditional聰明過頭

Pinyincōng ming guò tóu

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

聪cōng

sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright

明míng

bright; clear

过guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 聪明过头

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明年míngnián

next year

明天míngtiān

tomorrow

过guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过去guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by