Chinese word dictionary

超过

chāoguò · to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

Practice word

Word information

Simplified超过

Traditional超過

Pinyinchāoguò

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

超chāo

to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass

过guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

How to learn 超过

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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超市chāoshì

supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]); CL:家[jia1]

过guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过去guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

过去guò qù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by