Back to Dictionary
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)

僭越
jiànyuè
to usurp
优越
yōuyuè
superior
HSK 6
北越
BěiYuè
North Vietnam
卓越
zhuóyuè
outstanding
HSK 6
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
HSK 6
翻越
fānyuè
to cross
超越
chāoyuè
to surpass
HSK 6
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 (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
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
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
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