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超过

HSK 2Word · VerbTraditional超過

exceed; surpass; overtake

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to overtake; to pass (a vehicle or person in front)

neutral

Used for physical movement, especially in traffic or racing contexts.

Tā他
de的
chē车
cóng从
zuǒ左
biān边
chāo超
guò过
le了
qián前
miàn面
de的
kǎ卡
chē车
 。

His car overtook the truck in front from the left.

Yào要
xiǎng想
chāo超
guò过
duì对
shǒu手
 ,
jiù就
bì必
xū须
gèng更
jiā加
nǔ努
lì力
 。

To surpass your opponents, you must work even harder.

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Zài在
zuì最
hòu后
chōng冲
cì刺
jiē阶
duàn段
 ,
tā他
chāo超
guò过
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
xuǎn选
shǒu手
 。

In the final sprint phase, he overtook all the other competitors.

2.

verb

to exceed; to surpass; to be above (a standard, number, or limit)

neutral

Used with numbers, standards, time limits, or abstract quantities.

Duì队
yuán员
píng平
jūn均
nián年
líng龄
chāo超
guò过
èr2
shí3
sān岁
 。

The average age of the team members exceeds 23 years.

Gè各
chē车
jiān间
chǎn产
liàng量
dōu都
chāo超
guò过
yuán原
dìng定
jì计
huà划
 。

The output of every workshop exceeded the original plan.

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Shí实
jì际
huā花
fèi费
chāo超
guò过
le了
yù预
suàn算
 。

The actual expenses exceeded the budget.

Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
 ,
chāo超
guò过
yí一
bàn半
de的
xué学
shēng生
dé得
le了
mǎn满
fēn分
 。

In this exam, more than half of the students got full marks.