HSK 6 · Verbs

超越 chāoyuè “to surpass” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 超越 means

  1. to surpass
  2. to exceed
  3. to transcend

How to say 超越

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale超chāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale越yuè4th tone, falling

超越 in a sentence

  1. 这辆车超越了我。

    Zhè liàng chē chāoyuè le wǒ.

    The car overtook me.

    Sentence #875126 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 他能够超越所有困难。

    Tā nénggòu chāoyuè suǒyǒu kùnnan.

    He can overcome any difficulty.

    Sentence #4743922 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 超越 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 超 (chāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
超chāoto exceed
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 召imperial decree · zhàoSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 召 (zhào) hints at the sound. Compare it with chāo.

The character 越 (yuè) with each of its parts in a different colour
越yuèto exceed
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 戉halberd · yuèSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 戉 (yuè) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuè.

How to write 超越

超 12 strokes · 越 12 strokes

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超越 (chāoyuè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 超越 (chāoyuè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 超越

Words with 超

超市chāoshì · supermarket超过chāoguò · to surpass超级chāojí · super高超gāochāo · superb

Words with 越

越yuè · even more越来越yuèláiyuè · more and more优越yōuyuè · superior卓越zhuóyuè · outstanding穿越chuānyuè · to pass through

More words: Common Verbs

颤抖chàndǒu · to tremble敞开chǎngkāi · to open wide尝试chángshì · to try缠绕chánrào · to wind around呈现chéngxiàn · to appear陈列chénliè · to display衬托chèntuō · to set off撤退chètuì · to retreat

FAQs

超越 (chāoyuè) means “to surpass” or “to exceed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chāoyuè: chāo with a 1st tone, then yuè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 超越 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chaoyue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 超越 from the suggestions. Typing chaoyue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
超越 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.