yuèguò

越过

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional越過

cross over; go across; exceed

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to cross over; to go across; to pass over

Often used for physical crossing of geographic or abstract boundaries.

Dēng登
shān山
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
yuè越
guò过
le了
nà那
zuò座
gāo高
shān山
 。

The mountaineering team successfully crossed over that high mountain.

Wǒ我
men们
yuè越
guò过
le了
biān边
jìng境
xiàn线
 。

We crossed the border line.

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Yī一
liàng辆
kǎ卡
chē车
yuè越
guò过
le了
cǎo草
dì地
 。

A truck drove across the grassland.

Xiǎo小
lù鹿
qīng轻
sōng松
de地
yuè越
guò过
le了
lí篱
ba笆
 。

The fawn easily jumped over the fence.

Fēi飞
jī机
zhèng正
zài在
yuè越
guò过
yún云
céng层
 。

The airplane is flying through the clouds.

2.

verb

to exceed; to go beyond; to surpass (a limit, standard, or time)

Used for abstract limits like time, budgets, or standards.

Wǒ我
men们
de的
zhī支
chū出
yǐ已
jīng经
yuè越
guò过
le了
yù预
suàn算
 。

Our expenditure has already exceeded the budget.

Tā他
yuè越
guò过
le了
guī规
dìng定
de的
shí时
jiān间
cái才
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wu务
 。

He completed the task only after exceeding the stipulated time.

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Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
yuè越
guò过
le了
dào道
dé德
de的
dǐ底
xiàn线
 。

His behavior crossed the bottom line of morality.