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超过

chāo guò · chao guo

Traditional 超過

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to surpass
  2. to exceed
  3. to outstrip
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Too heavy for the flight

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)箱子(xiāngzi)超过(chāoguò)二十(èrshí)公斤(gōngjīn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, your suitcase is over twenty kilos.

  2. Dengdeng

    超过(chāoguò)多少(duōshǎo)？

    Over by how much?

  3. Liangliang

    超过(chāoguò)五(wǔ)公斤(gōngjīn)，要(yào)多(duō)付钱(fùqián)。

    Five kilos over. You'll have to pay extra.

  4. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)。……现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    Wait a moment. …How about now?

  5. Liangliang

    正好(zhènghǎo)二十(èrshí)公斤(gōngjīn)！可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)穿(chuān)了(le)三(sān)件(jiàn)外套(wàitào)？

    Exactly twenty kilos! But why are you wearing three jackets?

  6. Dengdeng

    穿(chuān)在(zài)身上(shēnshang)的(de)，不算(bùsuàn)。

    What you wear doesn't count.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)班(bān)的(de)女(nǚ)生(shēng)平(píng)均(jūn)身(shēn)高(gāo)超(chāo)过(guò)了(le)155公(gōng)分(fēn)。

The average height of girls in this class is over 155 centimeters.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

去(qù)年(nián)的(de)进(jìn)口(kǒu)商(shāng)品(pǐn)额(é)超(chāo)过(guò)了(le)出(chū)口(kǒu)商(shāng)品(pǐn)额(é)。

Imports exceeded exports last year.

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

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超
chāo

to exceed; to overtake

过
guò

to cross; to go over

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