超越 (chāo yuè) — to surpass, to exceed, to transcend | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

超越 (chāoyuè) means to surpass or transcend — often used for limits, competitors, or abstract barriers. Stronger and more literary than 超过 ('to exceed' in numbers or performance), and broader than 超出 ('to go beyond' a set boundary).

verb

to surpassto exceedto transcend

Examples

，超越。
Tā bú duàn nǔ lì, zhōng yú chāo yuè le jí xiàn.
He kept working hard and finally surpassed his limits.
超越。
Zhè jiā gōng sī de jì shù yǐ jīng chāo yuè le suǒ yǒu jìng zhēng duì shǒu.
This company's technology has already surpassed all its competitors.
超越。
Zhēn zhèng de yì shù néng gòu chāo yuè wén huà hé yǔ yán de zhàng ài.
True art can transcend cultural and language barriers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

超chāosurpass

超 and 越 both express going beyond a limit, so together they mean to surpass or exceed.

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.

走召超

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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

走戉越

Meaning part形符xíngfú

走走zǒuto walk or run

Sound part声符shēngfú

戉

戉yuè越yuè

Same sound today

越 is built from 走 (to walk or run) and 戉 (which supplies the sound); the 走 part shows the idea of going over or crossing.

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