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超标 (chāo biāo) — to exceed the standard, to go over the limit

Definition

超标 specifically means exceeding a fixed standard or limit (emissions, scores, budget). Unlike 超过 or 超出, it implies a norm was violated, not just that a number is bigger.

verb
to exceed the standardto go over the limit

Examples

  • 超标。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng de fèi shuǐ pái fàng yǐ jīng chāo biāo le.
    This factory's wastewater discharge has already exceeded the standard.
  • 超标，。
    Tā de kǎo shì fēn shù chāo biāo le, dàn shì zhī duō le yì fēn.
    His exam score exceeded the limit, but only by one point.
  • 超标，。
    Gōng sī jīn nián de zhī chū chāo biāo le, xū yào jiǎn shǎo huā fèi.
    The company's expenses this year exceeded the budget, so they need to cut spending.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

超chāoexceed
标biāostandard

超标 joins 超, to exceed, with 标, the standard, so it means to go beyond an accepted limit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒurun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào超chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

Open 超 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →
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