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Characters, words, pinyin or English

越 yuè the more...the more...

the more...the more...; to cross; to exceed

How to remember 越: 走 walk + 戉 halberd = the more...the more.... The festival actor must walk all day with a heavy halberd, sighing "It is the more...the more..., the more I walk, the heavier it gets."

  • 440. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 走

Component breakdown

越 = 走 walk + 戉 halberd

  • 走 walk
  • 戉 halberd
The Gushi story

The festival actor must walk all day with a heavy halberd, sighing "It is the more...the more..., the more I walk, the heavier it gets."

How it is used

  • Powers the escalation frame 越来越 (yuè lái yuè) '-er and -er': 越来越好 (yuè lái yuè hǎo) better and better.
  • And 越…越… 'the more…the more…': 越多越好 (yuè duō yuè hǎo) the more the better; 越想越气 the more I think the angrier I get.
  • Separate sense 'to cross over/exceed': 超越 (chāoyuè) to surpass, 跨越 (kuàyuè) to leap across, 越过 (yuèguò) to cross.
  • 优越 (yōuyuè) = superior/advantageous (优越感 a sense of superiority).

Words with 越

Example sentences

  • 她越来越苗条了。 Tā yuè lái yuèmiáotiáo le.She's getting slimmer.
  • 马轻松地越过了障碍。 Mǎ qīngsōng de yuèguòle zhàng'ài.The horse easily jumped over the barrier.