Chinese word

超速

Pronunciation

Pinyinchāo sù

Meaning

  • verbspeed

Example

开车不要超速，很危险。kāi chē bú yào chāo sù hěn wēi xiǎn

Don't speed while driving; it's very dangerous.

Illustration for 超速 (speed)

More examples

他因为超速被交警罚款。tā yīn wèi chāo sù bèi jiāo jǐng fá kuǎn

The traffic police fined him for speeding.

Core concept

A vehicle moves faster than the limit allowed for that road or situation.

Common phrases

  • 超速行驶chāo sù xíng shǐ

    travel at excessive speed

  • 超速驾驶chāo sù jià shǐ

    drive too fast

Similar words

超速行驶chāo sù xíng shǐ: Travel on a road in a vehicle while exceeding the speed limit.

Definition in Chinese

开车时把车速提高到超过道路限速或不安全的程度。kāi chē shí bǎ chē sù tí gāo dào chāo guò dào lù xiàn sù huò bù ān quán de chéng dù

Word origin

The compound 超 (chāo, "go beyond") + 速 (sù, "speed") names the act of going beyond a permitted or safe speed, especially while driving.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, it points to a driving context rather than any movement that happens quickly, so it is not normally used for a fast runner or a rapid computer process.

Other meanings

  • exceed the speed limitverb

Opposites

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