超过 chāoguò surpass
surpass; exceed; outstrip
How to remember 超过: 超 jump over + 过 to cross = surpass.
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How it is used
- To exceed / surpass / go over - 超过一百人 (chāoguò yìbǎi rén) more than a hundred people; 超过预算 (chāoguò yùsuàn) exceed the budget.
- Also 'to overtake' in motion: 超过前面的车 (chāoguò qiánmiàn de chē) pass the car ahead.
- Contrast 超级 (chāojí, super-) and 通过 (tōngguò, pass/via): 超过 is going beyond a number, limit, or rival.
Example sentences
- 她不可能超过30岁了。 Tā bù kěnéng chāoguò 30suì le.She cannot be over thirty.
- 6号超过了所有的选手。 Liù hào chāoguòle suǒyǒude xuǎnshǒu.No. 6 has taken the lead over all the other contestants.
- 你的行李超过20公斤了。 Nǐ de xíngli chāoguò èrshí gōngjīn le.Your luggage weighs over 20 kilograms.