过犹不及

guò yóu bù jí

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Definitions

  1. 1. too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

Child Words of 过犹不及

不
bù

no; not so

及
jí

and

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

不及
bù jí

to fall short of

犹
yóu

as if