溢 (yì) — (verb) to overflow, to spill over; (literary) to exceed, to be excessive
Definition
Literary 'to overflow / to brim over,' used for water or emotions (e.g. 喜悦溢于言表). For 'excessive / too much' in a more general sense, see 过剩 or 过量.
verb
to overflowto spill over(literary) to exceedto be excessive
Examples
- 。Bēi zi lǐ de shuǐ yì chū lái le.The water in the cup overflowed.
- ，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xǐ yuè yì yú yán biǎo.On hearing the news, his joy overflowed in his expression.
- ，。Zhè piān wén zhāng yì měi zhī cí tài duō, bú tài kè guān.This article has too much excessive praise and is not very objective.
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