越

yuè
HSK 3
#440 most
frequent character
to exceed, to climb over, to surpass
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

越 joins 走, moving or jogging, with 戉 yuè, which marks the sound. It first meant to cross over. That grew to pass, surmount or exceed, and more. The Vietnam short form was borrowed for its sound.

越 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

他越过了这座山。
tā yuèguò le zhè zuò shān 。
He climbed over this mountain.
你的中文越说越流利。
nǐde zhōngwén yuè shuō yuè liúlì 。
Your Chinese is becoming more and more fluent.
她的成绩越高，她的压力越大。
tāde chéngjì yuègāo ， tāde yālì yuè dà 。
The higher her grades, the greater her pressure.

Words with similar meanings

超越chāoyuè
to surpass
More formal term used for exceeding or surpassing someone or something, often in terms of achievement.
超过chāoguò
to exceed
Direct synonym with similar meaning, often used in a quantitative sense.

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