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超速

chāo sù · chao su

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to exceed the speed limit
  2. to speed
  3. high-speed
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)开(kāi)太(tài)快(kuài)了(le)，导航(dǎoháng)说(shuō)你(nǐ)超速(chāosù)了(le)。

    You are driving too fast. The navigation says you are speeding.

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)开(kāi)九十(jiǔshí)。

    Really? I am only going ninety.

  3. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)路(lù)限速(xiànsù)八十(bāshí)，九十(jiǔshí)就是(jiùshì)超速(chāosù)。

    The speed limit on this road is eighty. Ninety is speeding.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Okay, I will slow down.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，导航(dǎoháng)又(yòu)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)。

    Look, the navigation is talking again.

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)说(shuō)，谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)不再(bùzài)超速(chāosù)。

    It says thank you for not speeding any more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)超(chāo)速(sù)驾(jià)驶(shǐ)，被(bèi)警(jǐng)察(chá)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)了(le)。

The policeman arrested him for speeding.

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

02

超(chāo)速(sù)驾(jià)驶(shǐ)是(shì)很(hěn)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)的(de)。

Driving too fast is dangerous.

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

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