超過

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Chinese[edit]

 
to exceed; overtake; surpass
to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (超過)
simp. (超过)

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Verb[edit]

超⫽過 (verb-complement)

  1. (literal, figurative, transitive) to be ahead of; to overtake; to pass; to outstrip; to surpass; to exceed
    超過自行車 [MSC, trad.]
    超过自行车 [MSC, simp.]
    chāoguò le sān liàng zìxíngchē. [Pinyin]
    He passed three bikes.
    事實上我們科研方面遠遠超過他們 [MSC, trad.]
    事实上我们科研方面远远超过他们 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìshíshàng, wǒmen zài kēyán fāngmiàn yuǎnyuǎn chāoguò tāmen. [Pinyin]
    As a matter of fact, we are far ahead of them in scientific research.
    物質含量超過正常許可 [MSC, trad.]
    物质含量超过正常许可 [MSC, simp.]
    Dúwùzhì hánliàng chāoguò zhèngcháng xǔkězhí shù bèi. [Pinyin]
    The content of toxins in the substance exceeds twice the allowed quantity.

Usage notes[edit]

  •  Like English be ahead of and overtake, 超過超过 (chāoguò) can denote literally rushing to the front, as well as figuratively exceeding a particular benchmark. Chinese monolingual dictionaries often distinguish between these two senses.

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun[edit]

(ちょう)() (chōka

  1. excess

Verb[edit]

(ちょう)()する (chōka surusuru (stem (ちょう)() (chōka shi), past (ちょう)()した (chōka shita))

  1. exceed

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