胜过 (shèng guò) — to surpass, to excel (over someone)
Definition
胜过 means 'to surpass, to be better than' — stronger than 超过, which can mean merely 'to exceed' a number or limit. Use 胜过 when one thing genuinely outshines another.
verb
to surpassto excel (over someone)
Examples
- 胜过。Tā de chéng jì shèng guò le bān shàng suǒ yǒu rén.His grades surpassed everyone in the class.
- ，。Zài shù xué fāng miàn, wǒ shèng bú guò tā.In math, I cannot surpass him.
- 胜过。Méi yǒu rén néng shèng guò tā de cái huá.No one can surpass his talent.
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