越
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yuè · to exceed, to surpass, to transcend

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #574
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12Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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走Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 越

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yuèWords pronounced yuè
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Example sentences

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Tái fēng de pò huài kuà yuè le hǎo jǐ gè shěng.台风的破坏跨越了好几个省。

The typhoon caused damage across several provinces.

Source: Tatoeba #461527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén zài bù tóng de lǐng yù qǔ dé le zhuó yuè de chéng jiù.他們在不同的領域取得了卓越的成就。

They have achieved excellent results in different fields.

Source: Tatoeba #6111596 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yuè lái yuè yǒu míng le.他越来越有名了。

He became more and more famous.

Source: Tatoeba #2052540 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yuè nán yǔ bú shì zài yuè nán xué de.我的越南语不是在越南学的。

It wasn't in Vietnam that I learnt Vietnamese.

Source: Tatoeba #2737446 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn de shū yuè duō, nǐ zhī dào de yuè duō.你看的书越多,你知道的越多。

The more books you read, the more you'll know.

Source: Tatoeba #336486 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhī dào de yuè shǎo yuè hǎo, hǎo ma?你知道的越少越好,好吗?

The less you know, the better, OK?

Source: Tatoeba #9974949 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 越 in context

  1. Say yuè, then recall the core meaning: to exceed, to surpass, to transcend.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 超越 (chāo yuè), meaning “to surpass”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 越 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.