HSK · Level 24
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Chinese word
超过
Pronunciation
Pinyinchāo guò
Meaning
- verbgo over
Example
今天的温度超过了三十度。jīn tiān de wēn dù chāo guò le sān shí dù
Today's temperature went over 30 degrees.
More examples
他的成绩超过了班上的平均水平。tā de chéng jì chāo guò le bān shàng de píng jūn shuǐ píng
His score went over the class average.
Core concept
Moves past a measured limit, level, or competitor and ends up higher or greater.
Common phrases
超过三十度chāo guò sān shí dù
go over 30 degrees
超过一半chāo guò yí bàn
go over half
超过限制chāo guò xiàn zhì
go over the limit
Similar words
多于duō yú: Have a quantity that is more than a stated standard or amount.
超出chāo chū: Exceed a defined boundary, range, or limit.
高于gāo yú: Have a value or degree above another one.
Definition in Chinese
在数量、程度或排名等方面超出某一界限或对方，表示处于更高或更多的状态。zài shù liàng chéng dù huò pái míng děng fāng miàn chāo chū mǒu yí jiè xiàn huò duì fāng biǎo shì chǔ yú gèng gāo huò gèng duō de zhuàng tài
Word origin
超 (chāo, "go beyond") + 过 (guò, "pass") gives the compound a transparent sense of passing beyond a limit or another person.
Usage tips
- English speakers often hear "over" as physical movement, while this Chinese verb also naturally describes a temperature, score, price, or rank passing a reference point.
Other meanings
- surpassverb
Opposites
- 低于dī yúbe belowverb