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越
yuè
1. to exceed
2. to climb over
3. to surpass
4. the more... the more
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

越
yuè
to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
HSK 3 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

越南
Yuènán
Vietnam
越权
yuèquán
to go beyond one's authority
越橘
yuèjú
cowberry
越文
Yuèwén
Vietnamese written language
卓越
zhuóyuè
outstanding
HSK 6
腾越
téngyuè
to jump over
越国
Yuèguó
Yue state
越城
Yuèchéng
Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city [[紹興市|绍兴市<Shàoxīngshì>]], Zhejiang
南越
NánYuè
South Vietnam
吴越
WúYuè
states of south China in different historical periods
越境
yuèjìng
to cross a border (usually illegally)
越席
yuèxí
to leave one's seat
越战
Yuèzhàn
Vietnam War
越障
yuèzhàng
to surmount obstacles
越野
yuèyě
cross country
越过
yuèguò
to cross over
越轨
yuèguǐ
to run off the track
越西
Yuèxī
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture [[涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州<LiángshānYízúzìzhìzhōu>]], south Sichuan
攀越
pānyuè
to climb over
越职
yuèzhí
to exceed one's authority

Example Sentences (8)

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
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
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
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
他让我多休息。休息得越多，好得越快。
tā ràng wǒ duō xiūxi.xiūxi de yuè duō,hǎo de yuè kuài.
He told me to rest more. The more I rest, the faster I get better.
Text 4
他让我多休息。休息得越多，好得越快。
tā ràng wǒ duō xiūxi.xiūxi de yuè duō,hǎo de yuè kuài.
He told me to rest more. The more I rest, the faster I get better.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

越
Yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam [[越南]]
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
439
Word Frequency Rank
654 of 84,292