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越过

yuè guò · yue guo

Traditional 越過

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to cross over
  2. to transcend
  3. to cover distance
  4. to overcome
  5. to rise above
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The ball is over the wall

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)！球(qiú)越过(yuèguò)墙(qiáng)飞(fēi)到(dào)邻居家(línjūjiā)了(le)！

    Oh no! The ball went over the wall into the neighbor's yard!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)踢(tī)到(dào)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where did you want to kick it?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)球(qiú)越过(yuèguò)那个人(nàgèrén)，结果(jiéguǒ)越过(yuèguò)了(le)墙(qiáng)。

    I wanted the ball to go over that person, but it went over the wall.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    What do we do now?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)，请(qǐng)邻居(línjū)把(bǎ)球(qiú)还给(huángěi)我们(wǒmen)。

    I will go knock and ask the neighbor to give the ball back.

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，球(qiú)飞(fēi)回来(huílai)了(le)！上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)张(zhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)：能(néng)一起(yīqǐ)踢(tī)吗(ma)？

    No need, the ball flew back! There is a note on it: can we play together?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)道(dào)如(rú)树(shù)枝(zhī)般(bān)越(yuè)过(guò)了(le)平(píng)原(yuán)。

The waterways branch out across the plain.

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

02

他(tā)轻(qīng)松(sōng)地(de)越(yuè)过(guò)了(le)那(nà)道(dào)矮(ǎi)墙(qiáng)。

He easily crossed over that low wall.

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