excessive; surplus
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be excessively numerous; to be more than enough
formalOften used for abstract quantities like energy, emotion, or abstract resources, indicating an amount far exceeding what is reasonable or needed.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
jīng精
lì力
guò过
shèng剩
，
zǒng总
shì是
xián闲
bu不
zhù住
。
When he was young, he had excessive energy and could never stay idle.
Shè社
huì会
shàng上
cún存
zài在
zhe着
yī一
zhǒng种
xìn信
xīn心
guò过
shèng剩
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
There exists a phenomenon of excessive confidence in society.
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Shuǐ水
kù库
de的
shuǐ水
liàng量
guò过
shèng剩
，
kě可
néng能
yǐn引
fā发
hóng洪
zāi灾
。
Excessive water volume in the reservoir may cause a flood.
verb
to be in surplus; to exceed demand
formalPrimarily used in economic, production, and market contexts to describe a situation where supply far exceeds demand.
Chǎn产
néng能
guò过
shèng剩
dǎo导
zhì致
xǔ许
duō多
gōng工
chǎng厂
bù不
dé得
bù不
jiǎn减
chǎn产
。
Excess production capacity has forced many factories to cut output.
Yíng营
yǎng养
guò过
shèng剩
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
ér儿
tóng童
féi肥
pàng胖
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
Nutritional surplus is one of the main causes of childhood obesity in modern society.
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Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
guò过
shèng剩
，
jià价
gé格
jiù就
huì会
xià下
diē跌
。
When there is a surplus of goods on the market, prices will fall.