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超越

chāo yuè · chao yue

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
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One metre more

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)超越(chāoyuè)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)自己(zìjǐ)，跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Today I want to beat yesterday's me and run five kilometres.

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)了(le)几(jǐ)公里(gōnglǐ)？

    How many kilometres did you run yesterday?

  3. Liangliang

    三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Three kilometres.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)跑(pǎo)过(guò)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)，才(cái)算(suàn)超越(chāoyuè)。

    Then you must run past three kilometres first to count as beating it.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)超越(chāoyuè)了(le)！我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)了(le)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)零(líng)一(yī)米(mǐ)！

    I did it! I ran three kilometres and one metre!

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)厉害(lìhai)了(le)，你(nǐ)超越(chāoyuè)了(le)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)自己(zìjǐ)，整整(zhěngzhěng)一(yī)米(mǐ)！

    Amazing, you beat yesterday's you by a whole metre!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)能(néng)够(gòu)超(chāo)越(yuè)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)困(kùn)难(nán)。

He can overcome any obstacle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)的(de)成(chéng)绩(jì)超(chāo)越(yuè)了(le)班(bān)里(lǐ)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)。

Her grades surpassed everyone in the class.

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