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超人

Word · Verb · Prefix/adjectiveTraditional超

surpass; superhuman

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to exceed; to surpass; to overtake

neutral

A common verb for surpassing limits, speeds, or expectations.

Tā他
de的
chéng成
jì绩
chāo超
guò过
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
 。

His grades surpassed everyone else's.

Zhè这
liàng辆
chē车
de的
sù速
dù度
chāo超
le了
xiàn限
sù速
 。

This car's speed exceeded the speed limit.

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Wǒ我
men们
xī希
wàng望
néng能
chāo超
guò过
qù去
nián年
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
é额
 。

We hope to surpass last year's sales figures.

2.

prefix/adjective

super-; ultra-; beyond the ordinary

neutral

Often used as a prefix to form words meaning 'super' or 'ultra', such as in 超人 (superhuman), 超级 (super).

chāo超
jí级
shì市
chǎng场

supermarket

chāo超
shēng声
bō波

ultrasound

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
chāo超
yuè越
shí时
dài代
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

This is a work that transcends its era.