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越
yuè
1.
to exceed
2.
to climb over
3.
to surpass
4.
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
僭越
jiànyuè
to usurp
优越
yōuyuè
superior
北越
BěiYuè
North Vietnam
卓越
zhuóyuè
outstanding
南越
NánYuè
South Vietnam
吴越
WúYuè
states of south China in different historical periods
攀越
pānyuè
to climb over
横越
héngyuè
to cross
清越
qīngyuè
clear and melodious
激越
jīyuè
intense
百越
BǎiYuè
Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
穿越
chuānyuè
to pass through
翻越
fānyuè
to cross
超越
chāoyuè
to surpass
越位
yuèwèi
offside (sports)
越侨
Yuèqiáo
Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China)
越共
YuèGòng
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)
越冬
yuèdōng
to pass the winter
越剧
Yuèjù
Shaoxing opera
越南
Yuènán
Vietnam
Example Sentences (10)
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
有的人希望穿得再好一些，房子再大一些，认为经济条件越好人就越幸福。
Yǒu de rén xīwàng chuān de zài hǎo yīxiē, fángzi zài dà yīxiē, rènwéi jīngjì tiáojiàn yuè hǎo rén jiù yuè xìngfú.
Some people hope to dress a bit better, have a slightly bigger house, and believe that the better the economic conditions, the happier people are.
Text 4
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
有的人希望穿得再好一些，房子再大一些，认为经济条件越好人就越幸福。
Yǒu de rén xīwàng chuān de zài hǎo yīxiē, fángzi zài dà yīxiē, rènwéi jīngjì tiáojiàn yuè hǎo rén jiù yuè xìngfú.
Some people hope to dress a bit better, have a slightly bigger house, and believe that the better the economic conditions, the happier people are.
Text 4
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
你总是吃甜的东西，会越吃越胖。
Nǐ zǒngshì chī tián de dōngxi,huì yuè chī yuè pàng.
You always eat sweet things; the more you eat, the fatter you'll get.
Text 2
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
你总是吃甜的东西，会越吃越胖。
Nǐ zǒngshì chī tián de dōngxi,huì yuè chī yuè pàng.
You always eat sweet things; the more you eat, the fatter you'll get.
Text 2
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 439
- Word Frequency Rank
- 654 of 84,292