超时 (chāo shí) — to work overtime; to exceed a time limit
Definition
超时 covers two senses: working past normal hours (overtime) and going beyond an allowed deadline or limit (e.g., in an exam). The first example (∼工作) is 'overtime'; the others (disqualification) show the limit-exceeded sense.
verb
to work overtimeto exceed a time limit
Examples
- 超时。Tā měi tiān dōu yào chāo shí gōng zuò.He has to work overtime every day.
- 超时。Tā yīn wèi chāo shí bèi qǔ xiāo le chéng jì.He was disqualified for exceeding the time limit.
- ，。Tā chāo le sān cì shí, zuì zhōng bèi qǔ xiāo le zī gé.He exceeded the time limit three times and was finally disqualified.
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